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Biochemistry MCQS - Vitamins
Biochemistry MCQS - Vitamins
5. Vitamin B12
a. Is a potent anti-oxidant
b. Defiency causes night blindness
c. Cannot be stored in the body
d. is synthesized by intestinal flora
e. is involved in transamination reactions
6. Deviancies of water soluble vitamins can cause all of the following except
a. Rickets
b. Pellagra
c. Beriberi
d. Alopecia
e. Scurvy
7. Vitamin C is required for the synthesis of
a. Bile acids from cholesterol
b. Bile salts from bile acids
c. Vitamin d from cholesterol
d. All of the above
11. A patient has had a series of blood clots, and has been placed on warfarin to reduce such incidents.
Warfarin exerts its effect by blocking which of the following?
a. Platelet biogenesis
b. Phospholipid synthesis
c. Clotting factor synthesis
d. Vitamin E activity
e. Formation of γ-carboxyglutamate
12. Considering the patient in the previous question, which food should be avoided in large quantities
while the patient is on warfarin?
a. Trout
b. Milk products
c. Green leafy vegetables
d. Orange-yellow vegetables
e. Steak
13. A deficiency in which of the following vitamins will lead to a functional folate deficiency?
a. Thiamine
b. Niacin
c. Riboflavin
d. B12
e. Vitamin C
14. Vitamin D:
a. Requires parathyroid hormones for activation
b. Is water-soluble
c. Lowers calcium level in the blood
d. Deficiency from overexposure to the sun
e. Is not required in the diet
15. Vitamin K:
a. Is derived from cholesterol
b. Is synthesized by intestinal flora
c. Deficiency causes night blindness
d. Cannot be stored in the body
e. Is involved in transamination reactions