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Which of the following is the simplest amino acid?
(a)Alanine
(b)Asparagine
(c)Glycine
(d)Tyrosine

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Important Questions on Chemical Constituents of Living Cells
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Which one of the following statements is wrong?

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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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If the acidic, basic and hydrophobic residues of proteins are considered to be red, green and blue in colour, respectively, then a globular protein in aqueous solution would have

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Match the compounds of Column I with their functions in Column II.
Column -I | Column -II | ||
Trypsin | p | Fights infectious agents | |
GLUT- | q | Is an intercellular ground substance | |
Collagen | r | Works as an enzyme | |
Antibody | s | Enables glucose transport into cells |

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Identify the statement which is incorrect.

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Amino acid analysis of two globular protein samples yielded identical composition per mole. Which one of the following characteristics is necessarily identical for the two proteins

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Which one of the following amino acids is least likely to be in the core of a protein

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Which ONE of the following is likely to occur upon heating a solution of eukaryotic protein from to

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Among the following, identify the zwitterionic form

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In primary structure of protein, the protein thread showed helix with four amino acids and a naphthalene structure in amino acid In such condition what will be the direction of helix and what are the positions of amino acids

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Match the following:
(a) | Aquaporin | (i) | Amide |
(b) | Asparagine | (ii) | Polysaccharide |
(c) | Abscisic acid | (iii) | Polypeptide |
(d) | Chitin | (iv) | Carotenoids |
Select the correct option:

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Match the following
(a) | Inhibitor of catalytic activity | (i) | Ricin |
(b) | Possess peptide bonds | (ii) | Malonate |
(c) | Cell wall material in fungi | (iii) | Chitin |
(d) | Secondary metabolite | (iv) | Collagen |
Choose the correct option from the following

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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 type and two subunits of type).
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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Which one of the pairs of amino acids contains two chiral centres?

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Identify the basic amino acid from the following.

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Which one of the following is the most abundant protein in the animals?

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Which one of the following is referred to as 'living fossils'?

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As the age advances, there is a gradual thinning of hair in human males. This is mainly because of lowered

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Choose the correct statement.

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Choose the most abundant protein present in the animal world.

