Biochemistry (Old Scheme) March 2004

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LONG ESSAYS (2 X 10 = 20 MARKS)

1. Describe the reactions and energetics of citric acid cycle.

2. Describe the metabolism of ketone bodies. What are the conditions in which ketosis occur? How can it be prevented?

Short Essays

3. What is respiratory acidosis? Mention the causes and biochemical findings in respiratory acidosis.

4. Describe regulation of enzyme activity.

5. Describe the significance of pentose phosphate pathway. Add a note on disorder of pentose phosphate pathway.

6. Functions of calcium.

7. Abnormal heamoglobins.

8. Causes and features of Vitamin A deficiency.

9. Oxidative phosphorylation.

10. Digestion and absorption of triacylglycerols.

11. Structure and functions of DNA.

12. Reactions of urea cycle.

Short Answers

13. What are the various fates of pyruvate?

14. Deficiency manifestations of vitamin D.

15. Specific dynamic action.

16. Essential amino acids.

17. Name metabolic products of tyrosine.

18. Bile salts.

19. Clinical application of radioactive isotopes.

20. Isoenzymes of LDH and CPK and their significance.

21. Lesch Nyhan syndrome.

22. Functions of iodine and fluorine.

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Question papers by
Dr. Singi Yatiraj
MRMC, Gulbarga