The following vitamin is important in non-oxidative decarboxylation, transamination and transsulfuration reactions_____________?

Related Mcqs:

1. Decarboxylation of which of the following amino acids results in formation of a vasodilator ?

   A. Valine
   B. Arginine
   C. Histidine
   D. Glutamic acid

2. Mutation in the oxidative enzymes (peroxisomes) could lead to_______________?

   A. Zellweger’s syndrome
   B. Gaucher’s disease
   C. Epidermolysis bullosa
   D. Leber’s neuropathy

3. In humans and other primates as well as in guinea pigs, this vitamin cannot be synthesized because of the absence of the enzyme L-gulonolactone oxidase: the vitamin is_____________?

   A. Pantothenic acid
   B. Nicotinic acid
   C. Ascorbic acid
   D. Folic acid

4. Deficiency of vitamin A causes the following except_____________?

   A. Night blindness
   B. Corneal dryness
   C. Bitot’s spots
   D. Myopia

5. In vitamin A deficiency, patient complains of all of the following except___________?

   A. Night blindness
   B. Xerophthalmia
   C. Keratosis
   D. Phophoric calciuria

6. The function of vitamin A is/are related to which of the following ?

   A. Retinol
   B. Retinal
   C. Retinoic acid
   D. All of the above

7. Deficiency of vitamin C causes the following except____________?

   A. Painful swollen gums
   B. Abnormal Collagen
   C. Anaemia
   D. Diarrhoea

8. Vitamin B12 acts as a coenzyme to which one of the following enzyme ?

   A. Isocitrate dehydrogenase
   B. Homocyteine methyl transferase
   C. Glycogen synthase
   D. G-6-P dehydrogenase

9. Which of the following is the poorest source of vitamin C ?

   A. Milk
   B. Cabbage
   C. Guava
   D. Radish

10. Deficiency of vitamin C causes the following except_______________?

    A. Defective collagen synthesis
    B. Soft swollen gums
    C. Pigeon chest
    D. Subcutaneous & other hemorrhage