LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034
M.Sc. DEGREE EXAMINATION – ZOOLOGY
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SECOND SEMESTER – APRIL 2007
ZO 2810 – BIOCHEMISTRY
Date & Time: 21/04/2007 / 1:00 – 4:00 Dept. No. Max. : 100 Marks
Part A (Answer all) 10 X 2 = 20
- What are colloids?
- Comment on “muta-rotation”.
- Differentiate I order reaction from II order reaction.
- Write a note on “Enolization”.
- Comment on GOUT & Scurvey
- What is “amphoteric nature”?
- Comment on Tautomerization
- Write a note on V max and 1/2 V max
- What are isomers? Give an example
- Bring out the classification of amino acids.
Part B (Answer any four) 4 X 10 = 40
- What are co –enzymes ? Describe .
- Describe the following:
- Denaturation of proteins
- Hydrolysis of proteins
- Describe the process of biosynthesis of nucleotides.
- Bring out Michaelis-Menton equation
- Describe the biochemistry of nucleic acids.
- Explain the biochemistry of lipids.
Part C (Answer any two) 2 X 20 = 40
- Discuss in detail the nucleotide degradation pathways
- Write an essay on the biochemistry of vitamins
- Form an essay on the energy pathways of carbohydrate metabolism
- Describe the molecular separation techniques.