M.B.B.S-M.B.B.S 1st Year BIOCHEMISTRY- PAPER I(Kerala University of Health Sciences-2014)

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 (2x5=10)

2. Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle

3. Important compounds derived from glycine.

 

Short notes (5x3=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 (5x2=10)

9. Active methionine

10. Biological action of glutathione

11. Hartnup’s disease

12. Clinical significance of ALP

13. Alkaptonurea

 

Give precise answers (5x1=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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