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Lysine is a basic amino acid.

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Important Questions on Biomolecules

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Define the following with an example of each: Essential amino acids.
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Name an amino acid which is optically inactive.
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Define the following with an example of each: Denatured protein.
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Differentiate between the following :
Fibrous proteins and Globular proteins
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Amino acids show amphoteric behaviour. Why?
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What are amino acids? Give two examples.
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Which of the following molecules form a Zwitter ion?
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Which of the following is the least likely to be involved in stabilizing the three-dimensional folding of most proteins?
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Among the following, the essential amino acid is:
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Protein is very essential for the growth, development and maintenance of living systems. Proteins are natural polymer of α-amino acids. A definite sequence of amino acids form a specific protein. Two or more than two amino acids bind to give peptide bond. Proteins are polypeptide, which loses its biological activity by physical or chemical changes.
Explain essential and non-essential amino acid with example.
 
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Among the following compounds most basic amino acid is:
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Protein is very essential for the growth, development and maintenance of living systems. Proteins are natural polymer of α-amino acids. A definite sequence of amino acids form a specific protein. Two or more than two amino acids bind to give peptide bond. Proteins are polypeptide, which loses its biological activity by physical or chemical changes.

Explain denaturation of protein.

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Write one difference between α-helix and β-pleated structures of proteins.
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Which of the following compounds can form a zwitter ion?
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Among the following, identify the zwitterionic form
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Which one of the following is the most abundant protein in the animals?
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The correct sequence of amino acids present in the tripeptide given below is:
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In a protein molecule various amino acids are linked together by: