Name: Important Sources of Vitamins
Uploaded: 2019-07-19
Duration: 2 min 57 s
Description: Vitamins are essential for several biochemical reactions and the development of the body. This video describes their sources, types based on their solubility...

Question

Differentiate between simple proteins and conjugated proteins.

Accepted Answer

The term protein is derived from the Greek word 'proteios' means the first rank, because the proteins are ranked first amongst the natural polymer essential for the growth and maintenance of life. These are the polymers of $α$ -amino acids joined together by peptide bond and make upto $15 %$ by mass of our body. The chief source of proteins is pulses, cheese, milk, eggs, etc. They can be classified on the basis of their solubility as simple, conjugate, and derived proteins. Simple proteins and conjugated proteins can be differentiated as-

S.No. SIMPLE PROTEINS CONJUGATED PROTEINS

1. These on hydrolysis give only $α$ -amino acids These on hydrolysis give $α$ -amino acids and one of the following types of compounds like carbohydrates, nucleic acid, or phosphoric acid.

2 They are the simplest form of proteins They composed of simple proteins combined with non-protein substance i,e.prosthetic group, or cofactor.

3. Example-Albumins, globulins, glutelins, albuminoids Example- Nucleoproteins, glycoproteins, phosphoproteins, hemoglobins

Differentiate between simple proteins and conjugated proteins.

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