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Pollen grains possess specific proteins in their walls for compatibility incompatibility reaction with the stigma during pollination.

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Important Questions on Biomolecules

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The structure of protein that is unaffected by heating is :
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The correct sequence of amino acids present in the tripeptide given below is:
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Stability of α - Helix structure of proteins depends upon
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The correct structure of histidine in a strongly acidic solution pH=2 is
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What type of bonding helps in stabilising the -helix structure of proteins ?
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Among the following compounds most basic amino acid is:
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What is meant by primary structure of a protein?
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The predominant form of histamine present in human blood is pKa, Histidine=60
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Assume a spherical mammalian cell has a diameter of 27 microns. If a polypeptide chain with alpha-helical conformation has to stretch across the cell, how many amino acids should it be comprised of?
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A protein has the amino acid sequence Ala-Gly-Val-Gly-Leu-Ser as a part of polypeptide chain. In α-Helix structure, the -NH2 group of which amino acid will form H-bond with the CO group of Alanine? What will happen to this hydrogen bond when the protein is denatured?
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A tripeptide is labelled as 'Gly- Ala- Phe' (One-letter code is G-A-F). The correct structure of this tripeptide is:
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The amino acid which is basic in nature is
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Given below are two statements:

Statement I: A protein is imagined as a line, the left end represented by first amino acid (C-terminal) and the right end represented by last amino acid (N-terminal).

Statement II: Adult human haemoglobin, consists of 4 subunits (two subunits of α type and two subunits of β type).

In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Among the following, the essential amino acid is:
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Which compound can exist in a dipolar (zwitter ion) state?
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Which of the following is a basic amino acid?
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The bond that stabilises the secondary structure of protein is
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Write one difference between α-helix and β-pleated structures of proteins.
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In primary structure of protein, the protein thread showed helix with four amino acids S-C-Y-E and a naphthalene structure in amino acid Y. In such condition what will be the direction of helix and what are the positions of amino acids