Date: 11/09/2019

IMPORTANT QUESTIONS OF BIOCHEMISTRY

1. What are carbohydrates? Give classification of carbohydrates with examples. Describe in
brief chemical reactions of monosaccharaides.
2. Write a detail note on classification of amino acid.
3. Write note on primary and secondary structure of Protein.
4. Write note on ATP ADP cycle
5. Describe hexose monophosphate shunt and add a note on its significance. (5)
6. Discuss Glycolysis with its energetic. (2) OR Discuss aerobic glycolysis with energetics.
7. Explain the process of Gluconeogenesis and special pathway involved in it.
8. Explain glycogenolysis with metabolic reaction. (2)
9. Write a note on TCA cycle. Why it is amphibolic in nature?(2019) (3)
10. Write a short note on ETC cycle.
11. What is oxidative phosphorylation? Write a detail note on mechanism involved in oxidative
phosphorylation.
12. Write a short note on enzymes involved in Biological oxidation system.
13. What are fatty acids? Explain the various parameters measured to check the purity of fats
and oils. (Iodine Number, Saponification Number, Rancidity, Acid Number) (2019)
14. Describe β-oxidation of fatty acids with its energetics. (2019)
15. Explain Cholesterol Biosynthesis. (2019)
16. Describe ketogenesis with reactions. Explain significance of ketogenesis. Add note on
demerits caused due to overproduction of ketone bodies.
17. Write note on Lipid Storage Diseases and fatty liver.
18. Write a detail note on Urea Cycle along with disease associated with urea cycle.
19. Biosynthesis of Catecholamines.
20. Write a short note on Jaundice. Explain about bilirubin and biliverdin.
21. Explain in detail Biosynthesis of DNA (Replication Process).
22. Write a note on Biosynthesis of RNA (Transcription Process).
23. Write a short note on Genetic code.
24. Explain in detail protein synthesis (Translation Process).
25. Write a note on metabolism or degradation of purine nucleotide. Write a detail note on
Gout.
26. Write a note on Watson-Crick Model.
27. Describe enzyme inhibition with suitable examples.
28. Discuss the factors affecting the enzyme activity and explain enzyme kinetics.
29. Write a note on Iso-enzymes and Co-enzyme