SYNTHESIS OF THERAPEUTIC AGENTS QUIZ

Human growth hormone (hGH) is secreted by

pitutary gland

hypothalamus

none of these

pancreas

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Foot and mouth disease (FMD) of animals is caused by

bacteria

DNA virus

RNA virus

protozoa

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How is human insulin synthesized using recombinant DNA technology?

By isolating DNA from the islets of Langerhans of pancreas

By using chemically synthesized DNA sequences for the complete insulin protein

By using chemically synthesized DNA sequences for the two chains separately

By using cDNA for insulin

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The two chains are joined together to constitute native insulin using

sodium sulphate only

sodium sulphate and sodium sulphite

sodium dissulphonate and sodium sulphate

sodium dissulphonate and sodium sulphite

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Recombinant vaccine for Hepatitis B virus has been synthesized against which of the following antigen?

Viral core antigen (HBcAg)

All of these

e antigen (HBeAg)

Viral surface antigen (HBsAg)

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How many nucleotides are there in Ss RNA molecule of picorna virus causing FMD?

5000

10000

1000

8000

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The promoter used for cloning HBV surface antigen is

polyhedrin

β-galactosidase

alcohol dehydrogenase 1

galactokinase

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Human insulin formed by recombinant DNA technology is known as

H insulin

R insulin

humulin

huinsulin

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The two chains of insulin can be separated by detaching it from β-galactosidase using

protease

hydrogen chloride

cyanogen bromide

peptidase

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The gene coding for VP1 is cloned in

pUC 18

pMB 9

pBR 322

pUC 19

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