Biochemistry Practice Questions

LEVY MWANAWASA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY
INSTITUTE OF BASIC AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES
MEDICAL BIOCHEMISTRY
DIPLOMA DENTAL THERAPY &

TECHNOLOGIST/OPTOMETRY/COG/COP
PRACTICE QUESTIONS
@2020
1 Describe common structural and functional features of eukaryotic cell.
2 Write note on chemical constituents of cell
3 Write about structure of cell membrane.
4 Describe transport of molecules across cell plasma membrane with examples.
5 Write differences between facilitated transport and active transport.
6 Write at least six (6) functions of the cell plasma membrane?
7 Write about membrane lipids and membrane proteins.
8 Explain features of fluid mosaic membrane model with help of a diagram
9 Classify carbohydrates. Give examples for each class. Add note on the function of each
example.
10 Define enantiomers or optical isomers. Give examples.
11 Write note on mutarotation.
12 Write briefly about structure and functions of starch and glycogen.
13 Classify proteins based on composition giving examples for each class.
14 What is primary, secondary, tertiary and qua ternary structure of proteins? Explain each
one giving examples.
15 Classify proteins based on their shape.
16 Write briefly about protein denaturation
17 Define peptide. How they are formed? Give examples.
18 Classify amino-acids based on side chain and ring structure giving examples.
19 Explain charge or acid base properties of amino-acids.
20 Define isoelectric point of amino-acid. How it is determined? Write its importance.
21 Describe Urea cycle. Add a note on disorders of urea cycle.
22 Classify lipids. Give examples for each class along with functions.
23 Write briefly about the functions of lipids.
24 What are lipoproteins? Write their composition and general structure
25 Write the importance of cholesterol.
26 Write the functions of prostaglandins.
27 Classify enzymes. Give examples for each class along with reaction and cofactors
involved.
28 Define enzymes. Write an enzymatic reaction and properties of enzymes.
29 Explain how enzymes accelerate reactions in living organisms?
30 Write about nomenclature of enzymes.
31 Define active site of enzyme. Write its characteristics.
32 Write about active site models of an enzyme.
33 Explain influence of various factors on enzyme catalyzed reaction with suitable diagrams
and examples.
34 Write about regulation enzyme activity by covalent modification
35 Write about regulation enzyme activity by covalent modification
36 Define cofactors. Classify. Give examples. Write reaction for each example.
37 Describe enzyme inhibition.
38 How competitive inhibitors are useful in clinical medicine?
39 What is meant by feedback inhibition? Give examples.
40 Define nucleoside and nucleotide. Give examples for each.
41 Write functions of nucleosides and nucleotides.
42 Write about synthetic purine and pyrimidine analogs of clinical importance
43 What are nucleic acids? Classify. Write their composition.
44 How many types of RNA are there? Name them. Write structure and function of each one
45 Write differences between DNA and RNA
46 Define ribosome. Classify them. Write their composition.
47 Define biological oxidation. Write its importance. Explain the role of oxygen in this
process.
48 What are high energy compounds? Give examples. Mention their other roles.
49 Write a note on cytochromes of electron transport chain.
50 Describe Respiratory chain (RC) or Electron transport Chain (ETC)
51 Write a note on substrate level phosphorylation and oxidative phosphorylation
52 Define glycolysis. Describe reactions of this process. Add a note on its energetics and
write the significance of glycolysis.
53 Describe Citric acid cycle.
54 Describe glycogen metabolism and the glycogen storage diseases.
55 Describe hexose monophosphate (HMP) shunt pathway
56 Define beta oxidation. Write the reactions of this process.
57 Write a note on ketosis and ketoacidosis.
58 Describe denovo synthesis of purine nucleotides.
59 Write about Pyrimidine nucleotide synthesis denovo.
60 Write about salvage pathways of purine nucleotides.
61 Write a note on Pyrimidine salvage pathways.
62 Write about inhibitors of nucleotide biosynthesis.
63 Write about Lesch-Nyhan syndrome.
64 How purine nucleotides are degraded?
65 Write normal plasma uric acid. Write about conditions with raised uric acid level.
66 Write very briefly about severe combined immunodeficiency disease (SCIDD).
67 How inosine monophosphate is synthesized?
68 Write the formation of ATP and GTP from IMP.
69 Write purine ring. Label sources of its various elements.
70 Draw structure of Pyrimidine ring. Label sources of its various elements.
71 Describe the genetic code and translation.
72 Write a note on post translational modifications
73 Write about types of genetic disorders and give examples of genetic diseases
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