Description : . In a linear polymer, the monomeric units are linked together to form long straight chains. The cross linked or branched chain polymers compared to linear polymers have higher (A) Densities (B) Melting point (C) Tensile strength (D) Hardness, rigidity & brittleness
Last Answer : (D) Hardness, rigidity & brittleness
Description : Which of the following natural bio polymers are formed as a result of polymerisation of amino-acids? (A) Starch (B) Cellulose (C) Proteins (D) Nucleic acids
Last Answer : (C) Proteins
Description : Which statement about hormone types is correct? A) Non-steroid hormones activate an enzyme cascade. B) Steroid hormones regulate the production of a particular protein. C) Non-steroid hormones are ... all have four carbon rings with different side chains. E) All of the choices are correct.
Last Answer : E) All of the choices are correct.
Description : Hormones are composed from many classes of molecules. As far as our present knowledge extends, hormones are NOT found in which of the following categories of substances: a) proteins b) peptides c) nucleic acids d) steroids
Last Answer : ANSWER: C -- NUCLEIC ACIDS
Description : Which of the following statement(s) is/are true concerning translation of the mRNA message to protein synthesis? a. An adaptor molecule, tRNA, recognizes specific nucleic acid bases and unites them ... and the free amino acid occurs in the free cytoplasm d. Complete protein synthesis takes hours
Last Answer : Answer: a, b The synthesis of protein involves conversion from a four-letter nucleotide language to one of 20 chemically distinct amino acids. This process is referred to as ... translation and be moving down the mRNA molecules simultaneously, thus increasing the rate of protein synthesis
Description : Viroids and prions differ in that viroids are believed to contain only ______, while prions are believed to contain only _______. a. carbohydrate; amino acids b. nucleic acid; protein c. amino acids; carbohydrate d. protein; nucleic acid
Last Answer : b. nucleic acid; protein
Description : Which one of the following pairs is mismatched? a. Protein - amino acids b. Nucleic acid - nucleotides c. Fats - glycogen d. Starch - glucose
Last Answer : c. Fats - glycogen
Description : Which statement is NOT true about non-steroid (peptide) hormones? A) They are derived from peptides, proteins, polypeptides, and derivatives of amino acids. B) They bind to receptors on the cell surface. ... They create an enzyme cascade effect. E) They enter the cell in order to have an effect.
Last Answer : E) They enter the cell in order to have an effect.
Description : In a cross linked polymer, the monomeric units are linked together to constitute a three dimensional network. Which of the following is a crosslinked polymer? (A) Bakelite (phenol formaldehyde) (B) Polyester (C) Polythene (D) Nylon-6
Last Answer : (A) Bakelite (phenol formaldehyde)
Description : Which of the following choices are considered to be polymers of amino acids? Are they: w) nucleotides x) carbohydrates y) lipids z) proteins
Last Answer : ANSWER: Z -- PROTEINS
Description : Nutrasweet, the artificial sweetener, contains molecules in which of the following groups? w) carbohydrates x) lipids y) amino acids z) nucleic acids
Last Answer : ANSWER: C--AMINO ACIDS
Description : Polymers of more than 100 amino acids are termed (A) Proteins (B) Polypeptides (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) None of these
Last Answer : Answer : A
Description : For biosynthesis of proteins (A) Amino acids only are required (B) Amino acids and nucleic acids only are required (C) Amino acid, nucleic acids and ATP only are required (D) Amino acids, nucleic acids, ATP, GTP, enzymes and activators are required
Last Answer : Answer : D
Description : Which of the following biomolecules does have a phosphodiester bond? (a) Amino acids in a polypeptide (b) Nucleic acids in a nucleotide (c) Fatty acids in a diglyceride (d) Monosaccharides in a polysaccharide
Last Answer : b) Nucleic acids in a nucleotide
Description : The overall goal of glycolysis, Krebs’ cycle and the electron transport system is the formation of (a) ATP in one large oxidation reaction (b) sugars (c) nucleic acids (d) ATP in small stepwise units
Last Answer : d) ATP in small stepwise units.
Description : What Nucleic acid polymers are made up of?
Last Answer : Need answer
Description : Translocase is an enzyme required in the process of (A) DNA replication (B) RNA synthesis (C) Initiation of protein synthesis (D) Elongation of peptides
Description : Which of the following is the quaternary structure of proteins concerned with? (a) sequence of amino acids in the peptide chain (b) description of the way the peptide chains are arranged with ... (c) location of the disulfide bridges in the peptide chain (d) conformation of the protein backbone
Last Answer : description of the way the peptide chains are arranged with respect to each other
Description : Which of the following is the first step in the determination of the primary structure of proteins? (a) determining the number and kind of amino acids in the peptide (b) reducing the disulfide bridges ... (c) protecting the N-terminal of the peptide (d) protecting the C-terminal of the peptide
Last Answer : reducing the disulfide bridges in the protein
Description : What is the name of the bond that joins amino acids together in a protein?
Last Answer : ANSWER: PEPTIDE BOND or AMIDE
Description : Proteins are (a) polyamides (b) Polymers of ethylene (c) α-Aminocarboxylic acids (d) Polymers of propylene
Last Answer : polyamides
Description : In what category may LIPASE (pron: lie-pase) be placed w) carbohydrates x) lipids y) enzymes z) nucleic acids
Last Answer : ANSWER: C--ENZYMES
Description : In which of the following class of substances would WAX be found? w) carbohydrates x) lipids y) proteins z) nucleic acids
Last Answer : ANSWER: LIPIDS
Description : Oligosaccharides that is used in preservation of foods
Last Answer : Ans. Sucrose
Description : Oligosaccharides contains
Last Answer : Ans. Sucrose, Maltose, Cellobiose, Lactose and Stachyose
Description : According to fluid mosaic model, plasma membrane is composed of (a) phospholipids and oligosaccharides (b) phospholipids and hemicellulose (c) phospholipids and integral proteins (d) phospholipids, extrinsic proteins and intrinsic proteins.
Last Answer : (d) phospholipids, extrinsic proteins and intrinsic proteins.
Description : The α-carbon of all the amino acids is a chirality center except for __________. (a) Glycine (b) Threonine (c) Proline (d) Aspartic acid
Last Answer : Glycine
Description : The primary structure of a protein refers to the sequence of amino acids that are linked together in a long chain. Which of the following common items would best represent the primary structure of a protein?
Last Answer : beads of different colors joined together on a piece of string
Description : The major site of protein breakdown to form free amino acids, is the
Last Answer : The major site of protein breakdown to form free amino acids, is the A. Kidney B. Spleen C. Liver D. Bone-marrow
Description : What level of protein structure is affected by substituting charged amino acids with non polar ones?
Last Answer : Feel Free to Answer
Description : What Portion of DNA which carries the genetic code for the formation of a particular protein by specifying its amino acids sequence?
Last Answer : Gene
Description : What protein must have its amino acids in correct order?
Last Answer : RNA is the most amino acids.
Description : All the following statements about recognition of a codon on mRNA by an anticodon on tRNA are correct except (A) The recognition of the third base of the codon is not very precise (B) ... degeneracy of the genetic code (D) Wobble results in incorporation of incorrect amino acids in the protein
Description : In the process of activation of amino acids for protein synthesis, the number of high energy phosphate bond equivalent utilised is (A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 4
Last Answer : Answer : C
Description : The enzyme amino acyl tRNA synthetase is involved in (A) Dissociation of discharged tRNA from 80S ribosome (B) Charging of tRNA with specific amino acids (C) Termination of protein synthesis (D) Nucleophilic attack on esterified carboxyl group of peptidyl tRNA
Last Answer : Answer : B
Description : With the exception of glycine all amino acids found in protein are (A) Isocitrate dehydrogenase (B) Fumarase (C) Succinate thiokinase (D) ATPase
Description : Protein is a polymer of (A) Sugars (B) Phenols (C) Amino acids (D) Carboxylic acids
Description : The greatest buffering capacity at physiologic pH would be provided by a protein rich in which of the following amino acids ? (A) Lysine (B) Histidine (C) Aspartic acid (D) Valine
Description : Out of 200 different amino acids form in nature the number of amino acids present in protein: (A) 20 (B) 25 (C) 40 (D) 35
Description : Non-Protein amino acids are (A) Ornithine (B) β-alanine (C) γ-amino butyric acid (D) All of these
Description : Tertiary structure of a protein describes (A) The order of amino acids (B) Location of disulphide bonds (C) Loop regions of proteins (D) The ways of protein folding
Description : In contrast to a patient undergoing an elective operation, which of the following statement(s) is/are true concerning a patient who has suffered a multiple trauma? a. Basal metabolic rates are ... is similar to their composition in skeletal muscle d. Fat and protein stores are rapidly depleted
Last Answer : Answer: b, d The degree of hypermetabolism is generally related to the severity of injury. Patients with long-bone fractures have a 15-25% increase in metabolic rate, whereas metabolic ... in injured subjects, if unfed, severely injured patients rapidly deplete their fat and protein stores
Description : Which of the following statement(s) is/are true concerning protein/amino acid metabolism in man? a. The major source of amino acids is breakdown of circulating proteins b. The recommended daily ... balance refers to a decrease in nitrogen taken into the body versus the amount of nitrogen lost
Last Answer : Answer: b, d About 15% of the total body weight is made up of proteins, about half of which are intracellular and half extracellular. In man and other animals, dietary protein is the source of ... is exceeded by the amount of nitrogen lost in the urine, stool, skin, wounds, and fistula drainage
Description : Answer: b, c The body contains fuel reserves which it can mobilize and utilize during times of starvation or stress. By far the greatest energy component is fat, which is calorically dense since it ... liver and free glucose have a trivial caloric value of less than 1000 kcal for a 70 kg male
Last Answer : Which of the following statement(s) is/are true concerning the indications and administration of nutritional support to cancer patients? a. Preoperative nutritional support should be provided to all ... total parenteral nutrition solutions maintain integrity of the small bowel e. None of the above
Description : Plants synthesise protein from (a) Starch (b) Sugar (c) Amino acids (d) Fatty acids
Last Answer : Ans:(c)
Description : The role of transfer RNS (IRNA) is to (a) Transfer mRNA from the nucleus to the cytoplasm (b) Carry amino acids from the cytoplasm to the nucleus (c) Carry the newly synthesised protein to its site of function in the cell (d) Transport amino acids to ribosomes
Last Answer : Ans:(d)
Description : Animal protein is called first class protein because it is - (1) easily digestible (2) delicious in taste (3) cheaper in the market (4) rich in essential amino acids
Last Answer : (4) rich in essential amino acids Explanation: Proteins from animals are called 'first class' proteins - they provide all the essential amino acids, including those that the body can't make. Proteins from plants are 'second class' proteins.
Description : Fist is a first class protein as it Contains - (1) essential amino acids (2) non-essential amino acids (3) all essential fatty acids (4) no amino acid
Last Answer : (1) essential amino-acids Explanation: Animal proteins derived from meat and fish are called first class proteins. A first-class protein is one which contains all 8 essential amino acids (which ... the body). They are also called complete proteins. Plant proteins are called second class proteins.
Description : Where do plants synthesize protein from? (1) Fatty Acids (2) Sugar (3) Amino Acids (4) Starch
Last Answer : (3) Amino Acids Explanation: Amino acids are the molecular building blocks of proteins. So proteins are synthesized from them. Essential ami acids are histidine, isoleucine, leucine, methionine, phenyl lanine, threonine, tryptophan, valine, and lysine.
Description : Hydrophobic bonds are formed in protein be- tween which amino acids?
Last Answer : Valine, leucine and isoleucine residues.