QUES 1. The functions of plasma albumin are
Osmosis
Transport
Immunity
both (A )and (B)
QUES 2. Amino acid with side chain containing basic groups is
2-Amino propanoic acid
2-Pyrrolidine carboxylic acid
2-Amino 5-guanidovaleric acid
2-Amino 3-mercaptopropanoic acid
QUES 3. An example of α-amino acid not present in proteins but essential in mammalian metabolism is
2-Amino 3-hydroxybutanoic acid
2-Amino 4-mercaptobutanoic acid
3-Amino 3-hydroxypropanoic acid
2-Amino 3-mercaptopropanoic acid
QUES 4. An essential amino acid in man is
Aspartate
Tyrosine
Methionine
Serine
QUES 5. Non essential amino acids
Have no role in the metabolism
Are not components of tissue proteins
May be synthesized in the body from essential amino acids
May be synthesized in the body in diseased states
QUES 6. Which one of the following is semi-essential amino acid for humans?
Valine
Lysine
Arginine
Tyrosine
QUES 7. An example of polar amino acid is
Alanine
Leucine
Arginine
Valine
QUES 8. The amino acid with a non-polar side chain is
Serine
Valine
Asparagine
Threonine
QUES 9. A ketogenic amino acid is
Valine
Cysteine
Threonine
Leucine
QUES 10. In mammalian tissues serine can be a biosynthetic precursor of
Methionine
Glycine
Tryptophan
Phenylalanine