A. It is required for the process of transmination
B. It is co-factor in oxidative reduction
C. It is co-enzyme for transketolase in pentose phosphate pathway
D. It is co-enzyme for pyruvate dehydrogenase
Related Mcqs:
- The reaction inhibited in thiamine deficiency is_______________?
A. Pyruvate to acetyl CoA
B. Citrate to alpha ketoglutarate
C. Succinyl CoA to fumarate
D. None of the above - Thiamine deficiency can be diagnosed by measuring________________?
A. Thiamine levels in blood
B. Alkaline phosphatase levels in blood
C. Transketolase activity in RBC
D. Plasma pyruvate and lactic acid levels - The deficiency of thiamine can be identified by measuring the red cell______________?
A. Transketaolase
B. Transaldolase
C. Alpha ketoglutarate dehydrogenase
D. Pyruvate dehydrogenase - Deficiency of vitamin A causes the following except_____________?
A. Night blindness
B. Corneal dryness
C. Bitot’s spots
D. Myopia - Deficiency of which vitamin causes glossitis dementia roughed keratotic areas on skin and gastrointestinal symptoms ?
A. Riboflavin
B. Pyridoxine
C. Niacin
D. Pantothenic acid - Deficiency of vitamin C causes the following except____________?
A. Painful swollen gums
B. Abnormal Collagen
C. Anaemia
D. Diarrhoea - Deficiency of vitamin C causes the following except_______________?
A. Defective collagen synthesis
B. Soft swollen gums
C. Pigeon chest
D. Subcutaneous & other hemorrhage - The uptake of glucose by the liver increase following a carbohydrate meal because____________?
A. There is increase in phosphorylation of glucose by glucokinase
B. GLUT-2 stimulated by insulin
C. Glucokinase has a low Km for glucose
D. Hexokinase in liver has a high affinity for glucose - Isosorbide 5 – mononitrate is preferred because____________?
A. Less tolerance develops
B. Sublingual absorption is better
C. Longer duration of action
D. Direct coronary vasodilatory action is more - The hormone whose deficiency causes diabetes insipidus is released from which nucleus of pituitary ________________?
A. Supraoptic
B. Pre optic
C. Suprachiasmatic
D. Paraventricular
