MCQ Collection
NEB Medical Standard 3 MCQs
Practice NEB Medical Standard 3 questions with answers and explanations.
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Correct Answer: B. Vitamin B12
Explanation:
Vitamin B12 is a cofactor required for methionine synthase and methylmalonyl-CoA mutase reactions.
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Correct Answer: A. Albumin
Explanation:
Albumin is the major plasma protein contributing to oncotic pressure and transport of many substances.
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Correct Answer: B. Lactate dehydrogenase
Explanation:
Lactate dehydrogenase is an enzyme that interconverts pyruvate and lactate while cycling NADH and NAD+.
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Correct Answer: B. Transamination
Explanation:
Transamination is transfer of an amino group between an amino acid and a keto acid.
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Correct Answer: D. Polymerase chain reaction
Explanation:
Polymerase chain reaction is a method that amplifies a selected DNA sequence through repeated thermal cycles.
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Correct Answer: B. Glycolysis
Explanation:
Glycolysis is a cytosolic pathway that converts glucose to pyruvate while generating ATP and NADH.
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Correct Answer: B. Urea cycle
Explanation:
Urea cycle is a hepatic pathway that converts toxic ammonia into urea for excretion.
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Correct Answer: A. Beta oxidation
Explanation:
Beta oxidation is mitochondrial degradation of fatty acids to acetyl-CoA units.
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Correct Answer: D. Glycogen phosphorylase
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Glycogen phosphorylase is an enzyme that releases glucose-1-phosphate from glycogen during glycogenolysis.
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Correct Answer: C. Competitive inhibition
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Competitive inhibition is enzyme inhibition in which a substrate analogue competes for the active site and raises apparent Km.
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Correct Answer: D. Glycogen phosphorylase
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Glycogen phosphorylase is an enzyme that releases glucose-1-phosphate from glycogen during glycogenolysis.
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Correct Answer: B. HMG-CoA reductase
Explanation:
HMG-CoA reductase is the rate-limiting enzyme in endogenous cholesterol synthesis.