AUGUST 2017 Sub.Code :5055
M.B.B.S. DEGREE EXAMINATION
FIRST YEAR
PAPER V BIOCHEMISTRY I
Q.P. Code: 525055
Time: Three hours Maximum 50 Marks
Answer All Questions
I. Essay: x 10 10)
1. Write in detail about metabolism and regulation of ketone bodies. Add a note on
diabetic ketoacidosis.
II. Write notes on: x 4 20)
1. Significance of hexose mono phosphate shunt.
2. Galactosemia.
3. Dietary fiber.
4. Reverse cholesterol transport.
5. Iron absorption.
III. Short answers on: (10 x 2 20)
1. Uncouplers of electron transport chain.
2. Beriberi.
3. Niemann-Pick disease.
4. Any two mucopolysaccharides -location and its functions.
5. Rapoport Luebering shunt.
6. Glycated hemoglobin.
7. Essential fatty acids.
8. Reactions catalyzed by biotin.
9. Anti-oxidant vitamins and minerals.
10. Wilson's disease.