What are branched chain amino acids?

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Valine, leucine and isoleucine.

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Last Answer : Answer : D

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Last Answer : Answer : D

Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) Linear polymers are formed from bifunctional groups only and are normally thermoplastic (B) Cross-linked branched chain polymers are either elastometric or ... (D) Dibasic acids reacts with dihydric alcohols to give polyesters using addition polymerisation reaction

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Last Answer : Answer : C

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Description : The number of amino acids in single chain polypeptide glucagons is (A) 21 (B) 29 (C) 31 (D) 39

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Description : Insulin is a dimmer. The number of amino acids in the A and B chain respectively is (A) 19 and 28 (B) 21 and 30 (C) 25 and 35 (D) 29 and 38

Last Answer : Answer : B

Description : The essential amino acids (A) must be supplied in the diet because the organism has lost the capacity to aminate the corresponding ketoacids (B) must be supplied in the diet because the ... amino acids which cannot be synthesized by the organism at a rate adequate to meet metabolic requirements

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Last Answer : (D) Degree of irregularity in atomic packing

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 : Choose the correct statement. (A) Octane number of i-octane is zero (B) Octane number of paraffins increases with increasing number of carbon atoms (C) Branched chain paraffins have higher octane ... atoms (D) The aromatics have lower octane number than naphthenes with same number of carbon atoms

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Last Answer : beads of different colors joined together on a piece of string

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