Baba Farid University of Health Sciences 2009 B.Pharm B.P.T[1st Prof.] BF//07 Biochemistry - Question Paper

M.M. : 90 Time : three Hours
part - A
All ques. are compulsory. ans to every ques. upto five lines in length. every ques.
[20]
carries two Marks.
1. Write the components of 2 important blood buffers.
2. Enumerate the functions of Cholesterol in the human body.
3. List the important blood lipids.
4. describe Basal Metabolic Rate.
5. Write the names of four unsaturated fatty acids indicating their chain length and position of
unsaturation.
6. List the Mucopolysaccharides obtained in Connective tissue.
7. Name the Antioxidant vitamins.
List the enzymes which are obtained to be elevated in blood after the Myocardial infarction.
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9. Write four differences ranging from DNA and RNA.
10. List 4 inborn errors of Protein metabolism.
part – B
Attempt any eight ques.. ans to every ques. upto two pages in length. every ques.
[40]
carries five Marks.
1. elaborate Polysaccharides? Classify them and list the differences ranging from Starch and Glycogen.
2. What is a Codon? define the salient features of the genetic code.
3. Classify enzymes giving at lowest 2 examples of every class.
4. define the biochemical function of Vitamin C and discuss how deficiency of this vitamin
leads to the symptoms exhibited in the disease Scurvy.
5. elaborate Isotopes? How can they be used to diagnose diseases.
6. Write a note on energy rich compounds.
7. define the structure of Collagen.
8. How are Thyroid hormones synthesized and secreted?
9. "Gluconeogenesis is not merely a reversal of Glycolysis". Justify this statement giving reasons,
why?
10. define the Chemiosmotic hypothesis of oxidative phosphorylation.
11. define the reactions of the Urea cycle.
12. Create ideal diets for a chronically ill and for a terminally ill patient.
part – C
Attempt any two ques.. ans to every ques. upto five pages in length. every ques.
[30]
carries 15 Marks.
1. What is the normal fasting blood glucose level? Which are the hormones which influence blood
glucose levels and how do they act. explain the modifications in metabolism in Diabetes Mellitus.
2. define in detail the chemistry and metabolism of bone. Add a note on role of Parathyroid
hormone and Vitamin D in bone metabolism.
3. elaborate Lipoproteins? List their kinds and their functions. Which 1 of these Lipoproteins is
implicated in the causation of atherosclerosis. discuss how this Lipoprotein may reason
atherosclerosis.
4. Write a detailed note on the mode of action of enzymes and the different factors affecting enzyme
action.
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