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Amino Acids and Enzymes Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which amino acid is deficient in phenylketonuria (PKU)?

a)

Tyrosine

b)

Tryptophan

c)

Glycine

d)

Alanine

2.

Alkaptonuria is due to deficiency of which enzyme?

a)

Phenylalanine hydroxylase

b)

Homogentisate oxidase

c)

Tyrosinase

d)

DOPA decarboxylase

3.

Which test is used to detect PKU in newborns?

a)

Biuret test

b)

Benedict’s test

c)

Guthrie test

d)

Rothera’s test

4.

Which amino acid gives rise to serotonin?

a)

Tyrosine

b)

Glycine

c)

Tryptophan

d)

Methionine

5.

What is the function of nitric oxide in the body?

a)

Blood clotting

b)

Muscle contraction

c)

Vasodilation

d)

Digestion

6.

Which amino acid is both ketogenic and glucogenic?

a)

Leucine

b)

Lysine

c)

Phenylalanine

d)

Valine

7.

Which coenzyme is required for transamination?

a)

NAD+

b)

FAD

c)

Pyridoxal phosphate (PLP)

d)

TPP

8.

Which of the following is a sulfur-containing amino acid?

a)

Leucine

b)

Serine

c)

Methionine

d)

Glutamine

9.

All are aromatic amino acids EXCEPT?

a)

Tryptophan

b)

Tyrosine

c)

Phenylalanine

d)

Valine

10.

Which amino acid is involved in the synthesis of melanin?

a)

Glycine

b)

Tyrosine

c)

Histidine

d)

Proline

11.

The active form of folic acid is

a)

Folinic acid

b)

Tetrahydrobiopterin

c)

Tetrahydrofolate (THF)

d)

SAM

12.

Which of the following is a one-carbon donor?

a)

Acetyl-CoA

b)

Biotin

c)

THF

d)

NADH

13.

Which of the following is a polyamine?

a)

Spermine

b)

Dopamine

c)

Epinephrine

d)

Creatine

14.

Which amino acid is glucogenic?

a)

Leucine

b)

Lysine

c)

Valine

d)

None

15.

Which of the following enzymes has isoenzymes?

a)

Amylase

b)

Creatine kinase (CK)

c)

Acetylcholinesterase

d)

Hexokinase

16.

In competitive inhibition, the inhibitor

a)

Competes with enzyme

b)

Competes with substrate

c)

Binds to allosteric site

d)

Prevents enzyme synthesis

17.

In Lineweaver-Burk plot, the slope is equal to

a)

Km/Vmax

b)

Vmax/Km

c)

Vmax²

d)

1/Km

18.

Which vitamin is involved in the synthesis of coenzymes like NAD+?

a)

Vitamin B1

b)

Vitamin B2

c)

Niacin (B3)

d)

Vitamin C

19.

Which enzyme is raised in myocardial infarction?

a)

AST

b)

ALT

c)

Amylase

d)

CK-MB

20.

Zymogens are also called as

a)

Isoenzymes

b)

Holoenzymes

c)

Inactive precursors

d)

Coenzymes