M.B.B.S. EXAMINATION BIOCHEMISTRY PAPER-I

Describe the sources, dietary requirements, biochemical functions and deficiency manifestations of Vitamin A.

4+4+2=10

Describe the pathway of Ketone bodies synthesis and utilization.  Add a note on ketoacidosis.

6+4=10

WRITE SHORT NOTES ON:

5x4=20

Lactose intolerance

Isoenzymes

Significance of Hexose Monophosphate Pathway

(HMP shunt)

Jaundice

Inhibitors of Respiratory chain

WRITE BRIEFLY ON:

5x2=10

Functions of essential fatty acids

Polysaccharides

Methemoglobin

Causes and clinical symptoms of Kwashiorkor

Cori cycle.