AUGUST 2018 Sub.Code 5056
M.B.B.S. DEGREE EXAMINATION
FIRST YEAR
PAPER VI BIOCHEMISTRY II
Q.P. Code: 525056
Time: Three hours Maximum 50 Marks
Answer All Questions
I. Essay: x 10 10)
1. Write in detail about ammonia production, transport and disposal. Add a note on
disorders of urea cycle.
II. Write notes on: x 4 20)
1. Tests done to assess synthetic functions of liver.
2. Properties of genetic code.
3. Respiratory acidosis.
4. Importance and applications of recombinant DNA technology.
5. Proteinuria.
III. Short answers on: (10 x 2 20)
1. Importance of transamination reaction.
2. Causes of secondary gout.
3. Enzymes as tumour markers.
4. Point mutation.
5. Denaturation reactions of proteins.
6. Cystinosis.
7. Melatonin.
8. Normal value of plasma osmolality and urine osmolality.
9. Orotic aciduria.
10. Cell cycle.