Tuesday, 18 March 2014

DI-DCO Solved Exam Paper with Explanation (RAJASTHAN) . 2012 Part-6



Q.61 What is full form of ICH
a) International Council of Hormone                       
b) Indian Conference of Harmonization
c) International conference of Harmonization         
d) International conference of humanity
Ans 61. C The International Conference on Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Registration of Pharmaceuticals for Human Use (ICH) is unique in bringing together the regulatory authorities and pharmaceutical industry of Europe, Japan and the US to discuss scientific and technical aspects of drug registration. Since its inception in 1990, ICH has gradually evolved, to respond to the increasingly global face of drug development, so that the benefits of international harmonisation for better global health can be realised worldwide. ICH's mission is to achieve greater harmonisation to ensure that safe, effective, and high quality medicines are developed and registered in the most resource-efficient manner.

Q.62 Which of the following is not related to ICH guideline?
a) Quality            b) Cost                c) Efficacy                    d) Potency
Ans 62. B

Q.63 Pertusis potency is standardized by
a) 3+3 assay                                                           b) Factorial assay
c) Potency is determined by ELISA Test
d) Potency is determined in fowl
Ans 63. C  All serum samples were checked for the presence of anti–PT antibodies by both the CHO cell assay and anti-PT ELISA, and for B. pertussis antibodies by the PSPT-wC–ELISA. All assays were validated according to the ICH guideline for repeatability and precision.

The IgG anti-PT ELISA assay is an in-house developed assay described previously . In brief, the assay is an indirect ELISA using 0.2 μg/mL of PT as coating antigen. Sera were analysed in a 1000-fold dilution, and IgG results were expressed as IU/mL according to the WHO International Standard Pertussis Antiserum (National Institute for Biological Standards and Control, Potters Bar, UK, code: 06/140). To avoid false-positive results from heat-treated sera, 1% powdered skimmed milk was included in the blocking buffer and 0.1% powdered skimmed milk was included in the sample dilution buffer.

Q.64 For Cancer cell line culture a HAT nutrient media is required. What is HAT?
a) Hypoxanthine, Amthopterin, Thymidine            
b) Hydroxyuracil, Aminoacid, Thymidine
c) Hypoxanthine, Aminopterin, Thymine                
d) Hypoxanthine, Amthopterin, Thymine
Ans 64. A, HAT Medium (hypoxanthine-aminopterin-thymidine medium) is a selection medium for mammalian cell culture, which relies on the combination of aminopterin, a drug that acts as a powerful folate metabolism inhibitor by inhibiting dihydrofolate reductase, with hypoxanthine (a purine derivative) and thymidine (a deoxynucleoside) which are intermediates in DNA synthesis. The trick is that aminopterin blocks DNA de novo synthesis, which is absolutely required for cell division to proceed, but hypoxanthine and thymidine provide cells with the raw material to evade the blockage (the "salvage pathway"), provided that they have the right enzymes, which means having functioning copies of the genes that encode them.

Applications
HAT medium is often used for preparation of monoclonal antibodies. This process is called Hybridoma technology. Laboratory animals (e.g., mice) are first exposed to an antigen against which we are interested in isolating an antibody. Once splenocytes are isolated from the mammal, the B cells are fused with HPRT negative, immortalized myeloma cells using polyethylene glycol or the Sendai virus. Fused cells are incubated in the HAT medium. Aminopterin in the medium blocks the de novo pathway. Hence, unfused myeloma cells die, as they cannot produce nucleotides by de novo or salvage pathway. Unfused B cells die as they have a short lifespan. In this way, only the B cell-myeloma hybrids survive. These cells produce antibodies (a property of B cells) and are immortal (a property of myeloma cells). The incubated medium is then diluted into multiwell plates to such an extent that each well contains only 1 cell. Then the supernatant in each well can be checked for desired antibody. Since the antibodies in a well are produced by the same B cell, they will be directed towards the same epitope, and are known as monoclonal antibodies.

Q.65 Which of the following does not contain mitochondria?
a) Flatten fungi        b) Bacteria        c) Protozoa                d) Yeast
Ans 65. B, Bacteria are prokaryotes, which, by definition, are cells that don't possess membrane-bound organelles.

Mitochondria are membrane-bound organelles.

Cellular respiration, in prokaryotes, occurs within the cytoplasm or inner surfaces of the cell.

Prokaryotes do not have mitochondria because they can live with other cells thus they have separate genetic code that exists outside the nucleus of a cell. Prokaryotes are a group of organisms whose cells lack a cell nucleus and organisms whose cells do have a nucleus are called eukaryotes. Mitochondria are unusual organelles that act as the power plants of the cell surrounded by two membranes, and have their own genome.

Prokaryotic cell Structure
Flagellum
Cell membrane
Cell wall (except genus Mycoplasma)
Cytoplasm
Ribosome
Nucleoid
Glycocalyx
Inclusions

Q.66 Which one of the following is mechanism of Ranitidine?
a) Prostaglandin release                  b) Stimulate gastrin release
c) Stimulate histamine release       d) Inhibit gastric acid secretion
Ans 66. D, Ranitidine  is a histamine H2-receptor antagonist that inhibits stomach acid production. It is commonly used in treatment of peptic ulcer disease (PUD) and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Ranitidine is also used alongside fexofenadine and other antihistamines for the treatment of skin conditions such as hives. Ranitidine is also known to give false positives for methamphetamine on drug tests.

Q.67 Which of the following is side effect of Cimetidine?
a) Diarrhea                                                          b) Constipation  
c) Inhibition of hepatic enzyme              d) none of these
Ans 67. C, Cimetidine is a histamine H2-receptor antagonist that inhibits stomach acid production. It is largely used in the treatment of heartburn and peptic ulcers.
Cimetidine's side effects can include dizziness, and more rarely, headache. It is a known inhibitor of many isozymes of the cytochrome P450 enzyme systemThis inhibition forms the basis of the numerous drug interactions that occur between cimetidine and other drugs. For example, cimetidine may decrease metabolism of some drugs, such as those used in hormonal contraception.

Q.68 Which of the following ion is involved spore formation ?
a) Fe2+                 b) Fe3+                                 c) Zn2+                         d) Ca2+
Ans 68. D, Spores have new complex chemical structure and have many structural differences from vegetative cells. In fact, spores differently to vegetative cells are composed of various new layers and contain new substances, dipicolinic acid and more relevant amount of calcium.
The mineral constituents are mostly potassium, calcium, manganese, magnesium, copper, and phosphorus and related to the different phases of spore cycle, the calcium is the most abundant and “participant” In native spores of Bacillus megaterium, calcium is present in highest amount (2.5%) (Thomas 1964) and in decreasing order there are manganese and phosphorus in the same percentage (1.4%?), magnesium (0.24), potassium (0.8), iron (0.01) and copper.
The calcium is certainly the most abundant mineral present in the mature spores (2-3% Ca2+) in a molar a ratio of 1:1 with dipicolinic acid (Murrel, 1967). More recently, the calcium complex with DPA has been found to constitute the 10% of the total spore mass, providing heat resistance through protoplast dehydration . The Ca2+ content is variable and the amount in the spores depends on the availability of Ca2+ in the environment outside the cell. During germination the Ca2+-DPA chelated is excreted together. In opposite, during spore forming process, the Ca2+ and DPA are transported together from mother cell into the developing spore as complex Ca2+-DPA . The accumulation in mature spore in the chelated Ca2+-dipicolinate form is a final product, but calcium ions are transported from outside in unbound form in sporulating cells to be tightly bound with dipicolinic acid in the mature spore. Eisenstadt and Silver in 1971 proposed an active transport system of Ca2+ from outside of cell mother with internal accumulation following saturation kinetics, and it was suggested a membrane-situated calcium transport system. The calcium is chelated by DPA in the mother cell and finally is located inside the cortex or core of the mature spore. It has been shown in Bacillus subtilis and Bacillus megaterium a carrier-mediated transporter of Ca2+ suggested as Ca2+/H+ exchanger driven by the electrical gradient over the plasma membrane  and according with these results, an antiporter Ca2+/H+ has been characterised from B. subtilis. In B. subtilis has been also suggested a contribution for calcium transport of P-type transport ATPase that contributes in the formation of resistant spores .

Q.69 Southren blot is used for sequencing of neucleotide in probe for
a) Hybridization of DNA molecule                          
b) Hybridization of Protein molecule
c) Hybridization of RNA molecule                           
d) Hybridization of Glycoside molecule
Ans 69. A, A Southern blot is a method routinely used in molecular biology for detection of a specific DNA sequence in DNA samples. Southern blotting combines transfer of electrophoresis-separated DNA fragments to a filter membrane and subsequent fragment detection by probe hybridization. The method is named after its inventor, the British biologist Edwin Southern. Other blotting methods (i.e., western blot,  northern blot, eastern blot, southwestern blot) that employ similar principles, but using RNA or protein, have later been named in reference to Edwin Southern's name. As the technique was eponymously named, Southern blot is capitalized as is conventional for proper nouns. The names for other blotting methods may follow this convention, by analogy.        
The northern blot is a technique used in molecular biology research to study gene expression by detection of RNA (or isolated mRNA) in a sample.






Flow diagram outlining the general procedure for RNA detection by northern blotting.

With northern blotting it is possible to observe cellular control over structure and function by determining the particular gene expression levels during differentiation, morphogenesis, as well as abnormal or diseased conditions.Northern blotting involves the use of electrophoresis to separate RNA samples by size and detection with a hybridization probe complementary to part of or the entire target sequence. The term 'northern blot' actually refers specifically to the capillary transfer of RNA from the electrophoresis gel to the blotting membrane. However, the entire process is commonly referred to as northern blotting. The northern blot technique was developed in 1977 by James Alwine, David Kemp, and George Stark at Stanford University.Northern blotting takes its name from its similarity to the first blotting technique, the Southern blot, named for biologist Edwin Southern.The major difference is that RNA, rather than DNA, is analyzed in the northern blot.

Q.70 Fluted bottles are used to pack
a) Syrup        b) Ointment     c) Linctus            d) Mouth washes
Ans 70. D, A liquid medicinal product that is for external use must be sold or supplied in a bottle, the outer surface of which is fluted vertically with ribs or grooves recognisable by touch, if the product contains any of the substances listed below.
Opium.
Croton, oil of.
Cocaine; its salts.
Atropine; its salts.
Cantharidin; cantharidates.
Chloral; its addition and its condensation products other than alpha chloralose;  their molecular compounds.

Phenols (any member of the series of phenols of which the first member is  phenol and of which the molecular composition varies from member to member by one atom of carbon and two atoms of hydrogen); compounds of phenol with  a metal except in;
(a) medicinal products containing one or more of the following:
• Butylated hydroxytoluene
• Carvacrol.
• Creosote obtained from coal tar.
• Essential oils in which phenols occur naturally.
• Tar (coal or wood), crude or refined.
• tert-Butylcresol.
• p-tert-Butylphenol.
• p-tert-Pentylphenol.
• p-(1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl) phenol
• Thymol;
(b) mouthwashes containing less than 2% weight in volume of phenols;
(c) liquid disinfectants or antiseptics not containing phenol and containing less
than 2.5% weight in volume of other phenols;
(d) other medicinal products containing less than 1% weight in volume of  phenols.

• Physostigmine; its salts.
• Picric acid except in medicinal products containing less than 5% weight in  volume of picric acid.
• Pilocarpine; its salts except in medicinal products containing less than the  equivalent of 0.025% weight in volume of pilocarpine.
• Podophyllum resin except in medicinal products containing not more than 1.5%  weight in weight of podophyllum resin.
• Solanaceous alkaloids not otherwise included in this Schedule.

 

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