What is a prosthetic group?

Important Questions on Biomolecules

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NEW SYSTEMATIC MODERN CHEMISTRY>Chapter 14 - Biomolecules>REVIEW EXERCISES>Q 37

What is an amino acid? What does it form on polymerization?

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NEW SYSTEMATIC MODERN CHEMISTRY>Chapter 14 - Biomolecules>REVIEW EXERCISES>Q 38

Glycine exists as ${\mathrm{H}}_3{\mathrm{N}}^{+}{\mathrm{CH}}_2{\mathrm{COO}}^{-}$ while anthranilic acid, $\mathrm{p}-{\mathrm{NH}}_2{\mathrm{C}}_6{\mathrm{H}}_4\mathrm{COOH}$ does not exist as dipolar ion.

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NEW SYSTEMATIC MODERN CHEMISTRY>Chapter 14 - Biomolecules>REVIEW EXERCISES>Q 39

What is a polypeptide? Give one example.

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NEW SYSTEMATIC MODERN CHEMISTRY>Chapter 14 - Biomolecules>REVIEW EXERCISES>Q 40

Name the linkage formed when $\mathrm{\alpha }$-amino acids join to form a protein.

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NEW SYSTEMATIC MODERN CHEMISTRY>Chapter 14 - Biomolecules>REVIEW EXERCISES>Q 40

Name the bonding in $\mathrm{\alpha }$-helix structure of protein.

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12th West Bengal Board

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NEW SYSTEMATIC MODERN CHEMISTRY>Chapter 14 - Biomolecules>REVIEW EXERCISES>Q 41

How many naturally occurring amino acids are found in proteins? What do you mean by essential and non-essential amino acids?

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NEW SYSTEMATIC MODERN CHEMISTRY>Chapter 14 - Biomolecules>REVIEW EXERCISES>Q 42

What is the difference between carbohydrates and proteins?

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NEW SYSTEMATIC MODERN CHEMISTRY>Chapter 14 - Biomolecules>REVIEW EXERCISES>Q 43

Differentiate between simple proteins and conjugated proteins.