MBM 1102
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
FACULTY OF MEDICINE
DIVISION OF BASIC MEDICAL SCIENCES
BACHELOR OF MEDICINE AND BACHELOR OF SURGERY DEGREE
PART I FINAL EXAMINATIONS
MBM 1102 : BIOCHEMISTRY PAPER 1
DATE : JANUARY 2013
TIME : 3 HOURS
Instructions to Candidates
Answer all questions
1. Clearly outline the digestion of carbohydrates, highlighting the related
malabsorption syndromes. (25)
2. Give an account of the chemiosmotic coupling theory which explains
energy generation. According to this theory, what are the effects of
uncouplers? (25)
3. Proteins display specific ligand binding. Discuss the different ways
by which protein ligand binding can be used to explain the functions of
proteins. Give examples in each case. (25)
4. What is mutation? Discuss the two (2) main types of mutation. (25)
END OF EXAMINATION
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
FACULTY OF MEDICINE
DIVISION OF BASIC MEDICAL SCIENCES
BACHELOR OF MEDICINE AND BACHELOR OF SURGERY DEGREE
PART I FINAL EXAMINATIONS
MBM 1102 : BIOCHEMISTRY PAPER 1
DATE : JANUARY 2013
TIME : 3 HOURS
Instructions to Candidates
Answer all questions
1. Clearly outline the digestion of carbohydrates, highlighting the related
malabsorption syndromes. (25)
2. Give an account of the chemiosmotic coupling theory which explains
energy generation. According to this theory, what are the effects of
uncouplers? (25)
3. Proteins display specific ligand binding. Discuss the different ways
by which protein ligand binding can be used to explain the functions of
proteins. Give examples in each case. (25)
4. What is mutation? Discuss the two (2) main types of mutation. (25)
END OF EXAMINATION
