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Biochemistry Practice Test Questions: Lipid Biosynthesis, Biosynthesis of Amino Acids, Nucleotides and Related Molecules
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Biosynthesis is the generation of natural products through enzymatic reactions, as in cellular metabolism.

Topics covered include: Biosynthesis of Fatty Acids and Eicosanoids, Biosynthesis of Triacylglycerols, Biosynthesis of Membrane Phospholipids, Biosynthesis of Cholesterol, Steroids and Isoprenoids, Nitrogen Metabolism, Biosynthesis of Amino Acids, Molecules Derived from Amino Acids, & Biosynthesis and Degradation of Nucleotides.

Biochemistry Practice Test Questions: Lipid Biosynthesis, Biosynthesis of Amino Acids, Nucleotides and Related Molecules
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1. Which of the following is the integral membrane protein of smooth ER?
2. Which of the following removes H2O from β-hydroxyl ACP, creating double bond?
3. Which of the following is an important precursor in pyrimidine pathway?
4. Which of the following gives rise to γ-amino butyrate?
5. Which of the following regulates the female reproductive cycle?
6. Which of the following is an important cellular reducing agent?
7. CTP is formed from UTP by the action of ____________
8. In adipose tissue, glyceroneogenesis couples with ___________
9. Which of the following carries acyl groups in thio-ester linkage?
10. Dinitrogenase is a ____________
11. Conversion of nitrogen to ammonia or nitrogenous compounds is termed as ____________
12. Which of the following is derived from tryptophan?
13. Which of the following reduces double bond, forming saturated acyl ACP?
14. Nitrate is reduced and ultimately produces N2 through a series of intermediate gaseous nitrogen oxide products is called ____________
15. Which of the following is the major point of regulation on the pathway to cholesterol?
16. Lignin is derived from ____________
17. Prednisolone and prednisone are chemically ___________
18. The precursor of eicosanoids in human is ___________
19. The most complex sphingolipid is ___________
20. Which of the following is more commonly called phosphatidic acid?
21. The prosthetic group of acyl carrier protein is ___________
22. Cimetidine is a structural analog of ____________
23. Which is the first intermediate in cholesterol synthesis?
24. An intermediate of the citric acid cycle that undergoes reductive amination with glutamine as nitrogen donor is ____________
25. Cerebroside is also called as ___________