BIOCHEMISTRY PAPER 1-AUGUST 2013-1ST MBBS KUHS

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First Professional MBBS Degree Supplementary Examination, August 2013

BIOCHEMISTRY PAPER 1

Time: 3 HRS Total marks: 50

• Answer all questions
• Draw diagrams whenever necessary

Essay (10)

1. Discuss the metabolism of phenyl alanine

Short essays (2×5=10)

2. Digestion and absorption of lipids

3. Describe glycogen metabolism

Short notes (5×3=15)

4. Mutarotation

5. Essential fatty acids

6. Isoenzymes

7. Co-enzyme Q

8. Fate of pyruvate

Answer briefly (5×2=10)

9. Regulation of cholesterol synthesis

10. LDL receptor

11. GABA

12. Albinism

13. Ketogenic amino acids

Give precise answers (5×1=5)

14. What are epimers?

15. What is lecithin and mention its use

16. Define iso-electric pH

17. Name two transport proteins

18. Mention two examples of biologically important peptides