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• Which is the first reaction of the pentose phosphate pathway?(a) Oxidation of glucose 6-phosphate to 6-phosphoglucono-δ-lactone(b) Oxidation of 6-phosphogluconate to ketopentose ribulose 5-phosphate(c) Reduction of 6-phosphoglucono-δ-lactone to glucose 6-phosphate(d) Reduction of ketopentose ribulose 5-phosphate to 6-phosphogluconateThe question was posed to me in a job interview.The above asked question is from Advanced Questions and Answers in division Regulation of Gene Expression and Miscellaneous of Biochemistry
• Which of the following increases gene expression as much as 200-fold?(a) TATA box(b) Insulator(c) Enhancer(d) CAAT boxI have been asked this question during an interview for a job.I'm obligated to ask this question of Regulation of Gene Expression in Prokaryotes-1 in portion Regulation of Gene Expression and Miscellaneous of Biochemistry
• Lactose utilization by E. coli requires ____________(a) Lac-Z(b) Lac-A(c) Lac-Y(d) Lac-lThis question was posed to me by my school teacher while I was bunking the class.Query is from Principles of Gene Regulation topic in section Regulation of Gene Expression and Miscellaneous of Biochemistry
• Which of the following does not affect the stability of an α-helix?(a) Electrostatic repulsion(b) Bulkiness(c) Interaction between R groups spaced three residues apart(d) Occurrence of alanine and glycine residuesThe question was asked during a job interview.This key question is from Tricky Questions and Answers in chapter Regulation of Gene Expression and Miscellaneous of Biochemistry
• Which of the following is true?(a) The disulfide bridges formed by reduction of the sulfhydryl groups on cysteine stabilizes protein tertiary structure(b) The disulfide bridges formed by oxidation of the sulfhydryl groups on cysteine destabilize protein tertiary structure(c) The disulfide bridges formed by oxidation of the sulfhydryl groups on cysteine stabilizes protein tertiary structure(d) The disulfide bridges formed by reduction of the sulfhydryl groups on cysteine destabilize protein tertiary structureThis question was addressed to me during an online exam.Enquiry is from Tricky Questions and Answers topic in section Regulation of Gene Expression and Miscellaneous of Biochemistry
• Which of the following is not true about secondary protein structure?(a) The hydrophilic/hydrophobic character of amino acid residues is important to secondary structure(b) The ability of peptide bonds to form intramolecular hydrogen bonds is important to secondary structure(c) The alpha helix, beta pleated sheet and beta turns are examples of protein secondary structure(d) The steric influence of amino acid residues is important to secondary structureI got this question during an interview.My question is from Tough Questions and Answers in chapter Regulation of Gene Expression and Miscellaneous of Biochemistry
• Which of the following is false about fatty acids?(a) Melting point of fatty acids decreases with increase in the degree of saturation(b) Lipids in tissues that are subjected to cooling are more unsaturated(c) Naturally occurring unsaturated long-chain fatty acids are nearly Trans-configuration(d) The membrane lipids contain mostly unsaturated fatty acidsThe question was asked during a job interview.This intriguing question originated from Advanced Questions and Answers topic in section Regulation of Gene Expression and Miscellaneous of Biochemistry
• If pH of solution of NaOH is 12.0 the pH of H2SO4 solution of same molarity will be ____________(a) 2.0(b) 12.0(c) 1.7(d) 10.0387I got this question in an interview for internship.Question is from Tricky Questions and Answers topic in division Regulation of Gene Expression and Miscellaneous of Biochemistry
• To which class of transcription factor do nuclear receptors belong?(a) Zinc finger proteins(b) Leucine zipper proteins(c) Helix-turn-helix proteins(d) Helix-loop-helix proteinsI had been asked this question by my college professor while I was bunking the class.My query is from Regulation of Gene Expression in Prokaryotes-1 in section Regulation of Gene Expression and Miscellaneous of Biochemistry
• Which of the following are important for white blood cell recognition?(a) Glycosaminoglycans(b) Proteoglycans(c) Glycoproteins(d) GlycolipidsThis question was addressed to me in examination.The origin of the question is Tough Questions and Answers topic in portion Regulation of Gene Expression and Miscellaneous of Biochemistry