All Free Biochemistry MCQs with Answers
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- A. Translation
- B. Mutation
- C. Transcription
- D. Conjugation
Explanation: Translation is the stage in which ribosomes read the codons of messenger RNA and assemble the corresponding amino acid sequence into a…
Correct answer: Translation- A. Glutamine
- B. Glycine
- C. Glutamic acid
- D. Lysine
Explanation: Glycine combines with succinyl-CoA in the first committed step of haem synthesis to form δ-aminolevulinate.
Correct answer: Glycine- A. Protein foldingConsult A Nutritionist
- B. Electron transport chain
- C. Transport of ATP
- D. Intracellular proteolysis
Explanation: Ubiquitin is attached to selected proteins, marking them for degradation by the 26S proteasome and thereby supporting intracellular…
Correct answer: Intracellular proteolysis- A. Collagen
- B. Albumin
- C. Globulin
- D. Hemoglobin
Explanation: Collagen is the most abundant protein in the human body because it forms the main structural framework of skin, bone, cartilage, tendons…
Correct answer: Collagen- A. Phenyl alanine
- B. Tyrosine
- C. Tryptophan
- D. None of the above
Explanation: Tyrosine is converted to catecholamines, including adrenaline, and is also incorporated into thyroxine produced by the thyroid gland.
Correct answer: Tyrosine- A. Epinephrine
- B. Dopamine
- C. Tyrosine
- D. Phenylalanine
Explanation: Dopamine is hydroxylated by dopamine beta-hydroxylase to form norepinephrine.
Correct answer: Dopamine- A. Decreased rate of glucose uptake by cells
- B. Lipolysis
- C. Gluconeogenesis
- D. Deposition of chondroitin sulfate
Explanation: Somatomedin, mainly IGF-1, mediates growth hormone effects on cartilage by promoting matrix formation, including deposition of chondroitin…
Correct answer: Deposition of chondroitin sulfate- A. Rhodopsin
- B. Laminin
- C. Eutactin
- D. nidogen
Explanation: Nidogen, laminin and eutactin are basement-membrane components involved in its structural organization.
Correct answer: Rhodopsin- A. Unfolding occurs
- B. Biological activity is retained
- C. Sequence of amino acids remain the same
- D. Disruption of secondary structure occurs
Explanation: Denaturation unfolds a protein and disrupts its secondary and higher-order structures, while usually leaving the amino-acid sequence…
Correct answer: Biological activity is retained- A. E - Cadherins
- B. Fibronectin
- C. Laminin
- D. Tenascin
Explanation: Laminin is a major basement-membrane glycoprotein with domains that bind extracellular-matrix components and cell-surface receptors such…
Correct answer: Laminin- A. Albumin
- B. Fibrinogen
- C. Globulin
- D. Prothrombin
Explanation: Albumin is the most abundant plasma protein and the main contributor to colloidal osmotic, or oncotic, pressure because it is plentiful…
Correct answer: Albumin- A. 6 gms
- B. 60 gms
- C. 120 gms
- D. 250 gms
Explanation: An adult generally requires about 0.8 g of protein per kilogram of body weight daily, which is approximately 50 to 60 g for an average…
Correct answer: 60 gms- A. Beta Globulin
- B. Alpha 1 globulin
- C. Albumin
- D. Gamma Globulin
Explanation: Albumin migrates fastest toward the anode during serum protein electrophoresis because it has a high net negative charge and small size.
Correct answer: Albumin- A. Denatured state
- B. Molecular aggregation
- C. Precipitation
- D. Quaternary structure
Explanation: Quaternary structure describes the association of two or more folded protein subunits, which may be identical or different.
Correct answer: Quaternary structure- A. Histone
- B. Collagen
- C. Hyaluronic acid binding protein
- D. FibrinogenOrder DNA Kits
Explanation: Histones are basic proteins rich in lysine and arginine, allowing them to bind negatively charged DNA and package it into chromosomes.
Correct answer: Histone- A. Alanine
- B. Tryptophan
- C. Tyrosine
- D. Leucine
Explanation: Tyrosine is the precursor of both thyroid hormones, including thyroxine, and catecholamines such as dopamine, noradrenaline and…
Correct answer: Tyrosine- A. Ornithine
- B. Glutamine
- C. Phenylalanine
- D. Tryptophan
Explanation: Hartnup disease impairs intestinal and renal transport of neutral amino acids, especially tryptophan, so tryptophan is lost in urine.
Correct answer: Tryptophan- A. Ferric ions
- B. Vinyl groups
- C. Histidine
- D. Pyrrole rings
Explanation: Hemoglobin contains ferrous iron, Fe2+, within heme, not ferric iron, Fe3+.
Correct answer: Ferric ions- A. Alanine
- B. Glycine
- C. Histidine
- D. Leucine
Explanation: Heme synthesis begins when glycine combines with succinyl-CoA to form aminolevulinate, which ultimately leads to protoporphyrin IX.
Correct answer: Glycine- A. Pyridine nucleotides
- B. Riboflavin containing nucleotides
- C. Metal containing flavoproteins
- D. Iron-porphyrin proteinsConsult A Nutritionist
Explanation: Cytochromes are electron-transfer proteins containing a heme group, so they are iron-porphyrin proteins.
Correct answer: Iron-porphyrin proteinsConsult A Nutritionist