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Among keratin, myosin, collagen, albumin and myoglobin, total number of globular proteins is______.

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The number of polypeptide chains present in a molecule of hemoglobin is
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Which of the following pairs of the compound are epimers?

(a) Glucose and mannose

(b) Mannose and galactose

(c) Glucose and galactose

(d) Mannitol and sorbitol

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The correct statement among the following is:
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Two aldopentoses X and Y give the same osazone derivative. X is oxidized to an optically active aldaric acid with dilute nitric acid. Ruff degradation of Y gave a tetrose which was similarly oxidized to an optically active aldaric acid. Find out the structures of X and Y from the following list of compounds.
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Which is reducing sugar?
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Many protein-based biomaterials, such as waste hair and feathers, can absorb heavy metal ions from wastewater. It has been observed that metal uptake by these materials increases in alkaline condition. The enhanced uptake in alkaline conditions is due to  
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Which of the statements about 'denaturation' given below are correct?

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(i) Denaturation of proteins causes loss of secondary and tertiary structures of the protein.

(ii) Denaturation leads to the conversion of double strand of DNA into single strand.

(iii) Denaturation affects the primary structure, which gets destroyed.

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A reagent suitable for the determination of N-terminal residue of a peptide is