The inhibition of succinic dehydrogenase by malonate is an example of:

(1) Non-competitive reversible inhibition

(2) Non-competitive irreversible inhibition

(3) Competitive inhibition

(4) Allosteric inhibition

The enzymes that catalyse removal of groups from substrates by mechanisms other than hydrolysis leaving double bonds are called as:

The following diagram depicts the structure of a:

1. Nucleoside
2. Nucleotide
3. Nitrogen containing Monosaccharide
4. Glycoprotein

Which of the following is the simplest amino acid -

1. Alanine 

2. Asparagine

3. Glycine 

4. Tyrosine

Nucleotides are building blocks of nucleic acids. Each nucleotide is a composite molecule formed by -

1. Base-sugar-OH

2. Base-sugar-phosphate

3. Sugar-phosphate

4. (Base-sugar-phosphate)_n

The number of correct statements amongst the given statements is:

I. Amino acids are substitute methanes.

II. The R group in serine is hydroxyl-methyl.

III. Arachidonic acid has 20 carbon atoms including the carboxyl carbon.

IV. Glycerol is trihydroxypropane.

V. Lecithin is a phospholipid.

 1.  2     

 2.  3

 3.  4   

 4.  5

The following diagram shows the molecular structure of:

 1. A hexose sugar

 2. An aromatic amino acid

 3. A nitrogenous base found in RNA

 4. An important constituent of a DNA nucleotide.

The K_m value of an enzyme denotes the substrate concentration at which the enzyme catalyzed reaction:

1.  Reaches V_max

2.  Shows decline in the rate of reaction

3.  Attains ½ V_max

4.  Finally stops

Identify the given compound:

1.  An amino acid

2.  A purine base

3.  Polysaccharide containing nitrogen

4.  Prostaglandin

The “primary structure” of a protein refers to:

1. coiling due to hydrogen bonding between amino acids

2. the alpha helix or pleated sheets

3. the side groups of the amino acids

4. the number and sequence of amino acids