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IGNOU MBC-05 (January 2025 – December 2025) Assignment Questions
PART-(A)
1. Give an overview of Biological electron donors and acceptors
2. What is Cori’s Cycle? How is it regulated?
3. Give a schematic representation of metabolic reactions in Krebs cycle? Explain its significance?
4. Draw metabolic pathway of the biosynthesis of saturated fatty acid.
OR
b) Explain the following:
i) Gluconeogenesis
ii) Ketogenesis
5. Explain the biosynthesis of cholesterol from Acetyl-CoA?
PART- (B)
6. Describe the Glucose Alanine cycle.
7. Discuss the inborn errors of amino acid metabolism.
8. Give an overview of Amino acid biosynthesis.
OR
Explain any two of the followings:
a) Purine catabolism
b) Biosynthesis of Nucleotide coenzymes
c) Electron flow from NADPH to ribonucleotide reductase
9. Describe the denovo synthesis of Purine nucleotides
10. Write notes on the followings:
a) Gout
b) Metabolic profile of Muscle
IGNOU MBC-05 (January 2024 – December 2024) Assignment Questions
PART-(A)
1. Write short notes on the following:
a) Oxidative phosphorylation
b) Metabolism
c) Fermentation
d) Ketoacidosis
2. Draw TCA cycle indicating its enzymes, coenzymes/cofactors. How is it regulated?
3. What is electron transport chain and its significance? Describe chemiosmotic theory of ATP synthesis.
4. a) Draw metabolic pathway showing β oxidation of palmitic acid.
b) Explain the following:
i) Glycogen storage diseases
ii) Lipid storage diseases
5. Describe the structural components of fatty acid synthase complex and their functions. What is role of FAS complex?
PART- (B)
6. Describe the urea cycle and give a tabulated presentation of urea cycle disorders.
7. Discuss the biosynthesis of non-essentail amino acids of aromatic amino acids and gltamate family.
8. “Liver is the metabolic Hub”. Do you agree with the statement? Justify
9. (a) What are Ribonucleotide reductases?
(b) Write short note on Xanthine oxidase.
10. Describe diagnosis and symptoms of:
i) Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome
ii) SCID