MCQ’S ON KETOGENESIS
1. Brain derives energy from ketogenesis, if glucose is
(a) less
(b) high
(c) constant
(d) zero
2. Which of the following amino acids are exclusively ketogenic?
(a) Asparagine
(b) Threonine
(c) Proline
(d) Leucine
3. Activated fatty acid is transported to mitochondria from cytosol by
(a) Creatinine
(b) Carnitine
(c) Creatine
(d) Clathrin
4. Ketone bodies are formed from
(a) Acetone
(b) Acetyl CoA
(c) Acetoacetate
(d) HCl
5. When the rate of synthesis of ketone bodies is more than its utilization, it leads to
(a) colour blindness
(b) diabetes
(c) anaemia
(d) ketonemia
6. Urine of a person contains abnormal quantities of ________ during prolonged fasting
(a) amino acids
(b) ketones
(c) glucose
(d) fats
7. Ketogenesis occurs primarily in ______ of liver cells
(a) Mitochondria
(b) Cytosol
(c) Endoplasmic reticulum
(d) Golgi apparatus
8. Organs that can utilise energy formed in ketogenesis are
(a) Brain
(b) Skeletal muscle
(c) Heart
(d) All of the above
9. Which of the following are ketone bodies
(a) acetoacetate
(b) acetone
(c) ꞵ-hydroxy butyrate
(d) all of the above
10. Which of the following produce acetyl CoA directly
(a) Lysine
(b) Phenylalanine
(c) Isoleucine
(d) Alanine
Answer
1. (a) 2. (d) 3. (b) 4. (b) 5. (d)
6. (b) 7. (a) 8. (d) 9. (d) 10. (c)
