At each step of ascent, the helical strand of DNA turns
1. | 36 degree | 2. | 34 degree |
3. | 20 degree | 4. | 180 degree |
The pitch of DNA helix is:
1. 0.34 nm | 2. 3.4 nm |
3. 34 nm | 4. 340 nm |
The compound from which cholesterol is formed is:
1. Mevalonic acid
2. Butyric acid
3. Alpha ketoglutaric acid
4. Acetic acid
The blood concentration of blood glucose in a normal healthy human ranges between:
1. 4.5 – 5.0 mM
2. 45 – 50 mM
3. 70 – 100 nM
4. 100 – 150 mM
The correct adjective for “living state” would be:
1. An equilibrium steady state
2. An equilibrium non steady state
3. A non equilibrium steady state
4. A non equilibrium non steady state
Almost all enzymes are:
1. Polysaccharides | 2. Proteins |
3. Nucleic acids | 4. Lipids |
In the absence of carbonic anhydrase in the human body, the reaction between carbon dioxide and water leading to the formation of carbonic acid:
1. Will not occur
2. Will slow down considerably
3. Will get faster
4. Will remain unaltered
Which of these can have catalytic activity?
1. RNA | 2. DNA |
3. Prostaglandins | 4. Sterols |
Enzymes speed up the chemical reactions by:
1. Getting used up in the reaction
2. Formation of different products
3. Converting endothermic reactions to exothermic
4. Lowering activation energy
The substrate concentration at which the enzyme catalyzed reaction achieves ½ Vmax is its ____ value.
1. | Km | 2. | Kcat |
3. | pKa | 4. | Q10 |