KUHS First Professional MBBS Degree Examination 105001 August 2014 BIOCHEMISTRYPAPER I Question Paper

105001 August 2014 BIOCHEMISTRYPAPER I

Q.P. Code: 105001 Reg. no.: ???????
First Professional MBBS Degree Examinations, August 2014
BIOCHEMISTRY- PAPER I
Time: 3 Hours Total Marks: 50
? Answer all questions
? Draw diagrams wherever necessary
Essay (10)1. Define beta oxidation.Explain the reactions of beta oxidation of palmitic
acid.Add a note on its energetics (1+6+3=10)
Short essays (2×5=10)2. Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle
3. Important compounds derived from glycine.
Short notes (5×3=15)4. Enumerate three types of enzyme specificity.
5. Lactose intolerance.
6. Transamination
7. Significance of the HMP shunt
8. Uncouplers of oxidative phosphorylation
Answer briefly (5×2=10)9. Active methionine
10. Biological action of glutathione
11. Hartnup?s disease
12. Clinical significance of ALP
13. Alkaptonurea
Give precise answers (5×1=5)14. Name the deficient enzyme in Niemann Pick disease
15. Mention the normal level of serum creatinine
16. What is iso-electric pH
17. Mention any two key enzymes of glycolysis
18. Name four lipotropic factors
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