Metabolism
See Answer →Oxidative phosphorylation
See Answer →List the different types of antibodies. What are the gross structural features of an antibody molecule? Name any three mechanisms by which antibodies interact with antigens
See Answer →Describe the activation of amino acids during protein biosynthesis. How does an antibiotic affect protein biosynthesis?
See Answer →Describe the scope of biotechnology. Describe the process of separation of penicillin in the final stage of production.
See Answer →Name one similarity and one dissimilarity between the action of DNA polymerase and RNA polymerase. Describe the transcription process.
See Answer →What is Hill reaction? Write the balanced equation for Hill reaction. Which photosystem is responsible for this?
See Answer →Define fanelling effect, photosystem and photophosphorylation in photosynthesis.
See Answer →Describe the regulation of pyruvate dehydrogenase complex by product inhibition.
See Answer →Explain the following with respect to TCA cycle:
i) Substrate chanelling
ii) anaplerosis
See Answer →Name two inhibitors of glycolysis and explain their mechanism of action.
See Answer →Describe and differentiate between substrate level phosphorylation and oxidative phosphorylation taking suitable examples for both
See Answer →Differentiate between cysteine and cystine. What is the role of cystine in maintaining protein structure?
See Answer →What is the difference between vitamins and coenzymes? Why should our daily diet contain water soluble vitamins? Write the physiological functions of calcium, phosphorus, sodium and potassium.
See Answer →What is meant by catalytic efficiency of an enzyme? Describe the mechanism of enzyme action.
See Answer →What is the role of hydrophobic interactions in protein folding. Differentiate between the tertiary and quaternary structures of proteins.
See Answer →What is the most common form of DNA? Explain the nature of forces responsible for holding the double helix together.
See Answer →Name the different components of the cell membrane and state its functions. Who gave the fluid mosaic model of structure of cell membrane?
See Answer →What are ketone bodies? How are these produced in the body? What does their presence in the body signify?
See Answer →Write five chemical reactions which justify the pentahydroxy structure of glucose.
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