KUHS First Professional MBBS Degree Examination 106001 February 2015 BIOCHEMISTRY PAPER II Question Paper

106001 February 2015 BIOCHEMISTRY PAPER II

Q.P.Code 106001 Reg. No.:???????
First Professional MBBS Degree Supplementary Examinations –
February 2015
BIOCHEMISTRY – PAPER II
Time : 3 hrs Max marks : 50

? Answer all questions
? Draw diagrams wherever necessary
Essay (10)1. What is transcription. Enumerate the steps in transcription and add a note on post
transcriptional modifications (2+4+4=10)Short essays (2×5=10)2. How purine nucleotides are degraded. Add a note on abnormalities due to
excessive purine catabolism. ( 3+2=5)3. Biochemical functions and deficiency manifestations of vitamin B12 (3+2=5)Short notes (5×3=15)4. Detoxification by conjugation
5. What are the salient features of genetic code
6. Respiratory acidosis
7. Name any two trace elements and mention the biological functions of each of
them
8. Functions of albumin
Answer briefly (5×2=10)9. Salvage pathway of purine synthesis
10. Urea clearance test
11. Restriction enzymes
12. Acute intermittent porphyria
13. Principle of radioimmunoassay
Give precise answers (5×1=5)14. Folate trap
15. Define BMR
16. What is ceruloplasmin.
17. Oncogenes
18. What is the normal serum level range of sodium and potassium
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