First Professional MBBS Degree Examinations - February 2017
BIOCHEMISTRY- PAPER I
Time: 3 Hours Total Marks: 50
- Answer all questions
- Draw diagrams wherever necessary
Essay (10)
1. Explain the oxidation of palmitate in mitochondria.
Describe how the process is regulated. Mention the number of high energy
phosphate bonds generate in palmitate oxidation
Short essays (2x5=10)
2. Explain the digestion and absorption of proteins
3. What are enzymes. Explain briefly the factors affecting
the velocity of enzyme catalyzed reactions.
Short notes (5x3=15)
4. Mucopolysaccharides
5. Lipoproteins
6. Phenylketonuria
7. Glucose transporters
8. Trans methylation reactions
Answer briefly (5x2=10)
9. Uncouplers
10.Glutathione
11. Albinism
12.Galactosemia
13. Cori’s cycle
Give precise answers: (5x1 =5)
14.Name the substrates for gluconeogenesis
15. Normal blood level of urea and glucose
16.Name the important compounds formed from glycine
17.Therapeutic uses of enzymes
18. Benedict’s test
