The non-essential amino acid among the following is:
1. | Lysine | 2. | Valine |
3. | Leucine | 4. | Alanine |
Enzymes that utilize ATP in phosphate transfer require an alkaline earth metal (M) as the cofactor. M is:
1. | Sr | 2. | Be |
3. | Mg | 4. | Ca |
Which one of the following is a peptide hormone?
1. Glucagon
2. Testosterone
3. Thyroxin
4. Adernaline
During the process of digestion, the proteins present in food materials are
hydrolysed to amino acids as shown below.
Proteins \(\xrightarrow[]{\textbf{Enzyme(A)}}\mathrm{}\) Polypeptides \(\xrightarrow[]{\textbf{Enzyme(B)}}\mathrm{}\) Amino acids
Enzymes (A) and (B) are respectively:
1. | Amylase and maltase | 2. | Diastase and lipase |
3. | Pepsin and trypsin | 4. | Invertase and zymase |
In DNA, the complementary bases are:
1. Adenine and thymine; guanine and cytosine
2. Adenine and thymine; guanine and uracil
3. Adenine and guanine, thymine and cytosine
4. Uracil and adenine; cytosine and guanine
1. | Thyroxine | 2. | Oxypurin |
3. | Insulin | 4. | Progesterone |
Which of the following hormones contains iodine?
1. Insulin
2. Testosterone
3. Adrenaline
4. Thyroxine
The segment of DNA, that acts as the instrumental manual for the synthesis of the protein is:
1. | Nucleotide | 2. | Ribose |
3. | Gene | 4. | Nucleoside |
Which one of the following does not exhibit the phenomenon of mutarotation?
1. (+) Sucrose
2. (+) Lactose
3. (+) Maltose=
4. (-) Fructose
The disease caused by deficiency of vitamin B1 is:
1. | Convulsions | 2. | Beri-beri |
3. | Cheilosis | 4. | Sterility |