Proteins and Amino Acids
Proteins and Amino Acids: Overview
This topic covers concepts, such as, Proteins, Amino Acids, Natural Amino Acids & Classification of Amino Acids etc.
Important Questions on Proteins and Amino Acids
The following terms are associated with which of the following biomolecule:
(i) Primary structure
(ii) Denaturation

The following terms are associated with which of the following biomolecule:
(i) Primary structure
(ii) Denaturation

The naturally occurring amino acid that contains only one basic functional group in its chemical structure is

In an oligopeptide named Alanylglycylphenyl alanyl isoleucine, the number of hybridised carbons is _____.


The one that does not stabilize and structures of proteins is

Match List-I with List-II.
List-I Natural Amino acid |
List-II One Letter Code |
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(A) | Arginine | (I) | |
(B) | Aspartic acid | (II) | |
(C) | Asparagine | (III) | |
(D) | Alanine | (IV) |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Sulphur (S) containing amino acids from the following are:
(a) isoleucine
(b) cysteine
(c) lysine
(d) methionine
(e) glutamic acid

Match List I with List II :
List I | List II | ||
A. | Saccharin | I. | High potency sweetener |
B. | Aspartame | II. | First artificial sweetening agent |
C | Alitame | III. | Stable at cooking temperature |
D. | Sucralose | IV. | Unstable at cooking temperature |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

Match List I with List II
List I Natural amino acid |
List II One Letter Code |
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(A) | Glutamic acid | (I) | |
(B) | Glutamine | (II) | |
(C) | Tyrosine | (III) | |
(D) | Tryptophan | (IV) |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

A naturally occurring amino acid that contains only one basic functional group.

The number of hybridised carbon atoms in the following peptide is :
Ala-Phe-Gly-Ala-Phe-Leu

One which does not stabilise secondary and tertiary protein.

How many of the following amino acids contain sulphur?
Lysine, Methionine, Glutamic acid, Threonine, Arginine, Cysteine, Tyrosine, Isoleucine.

Which structure of polypeptide contains both intermolecular as well as intramolecular hydrogen bonds?

Which of the following are the incorrect structure of glycine at given ?

The compounds that cannot form Zwitter ion is:


At a certain value of , amino acid does not migrate towards any of the electrode under the influence of electric field. This is called

What are the properties of -amino acids?
