Description : Amino acids are insoluble in (A) Acetic acid (B) Chloroform (C) Ethanol (D) Benzene
Last Answer : Answer : D
Description : Pyrrolidine group is present in which amino acid?
Last Answer : Proline.
Description : Phenol group is present in which amino acid?
Last Answer : Tyrosine.
Description : Which amino acid is present at 6th position of β-chain of Hbs instead of glutamate in HbA? (A) Cysteine (B) Valine (C) Aspartate (D) Glutamate
Last Answer : Answer : B
Description : An example of α-amino acid not present in proteins but essential in mammalian metabolism is (A) 3-Amino 3-hydroxypropanoic acid (B) 2-Amino 3-hydroxybutanoic acid (C) 2-Amino 4-mercaptobutanoic acid (D) 2-Amino 3-mercaptopropanoic acid
Last Answer : Answer : C
Description : An example of -amino acid not present in proteins but essential in mammalian metabolism is (A) 3-Amino 3-hydroxypropanoic acid (B) 2-Amino 3-hydroxybutanoic acid (C) 2-Amino 4-mercaptobutanoic acid (D) 2-Amino 3-mercaptopropanoic acid
Last Answer : (C) 2-Amino 4-mercaptobutanoic acid
Description : If the amino group and a carboxylic group of the amino acid are attached to same carbon atom, the amino acid is called as (A) Alpha (B) Beta (C) Gamma (D) Epsilon
Last Answer : Answer : A
Description : Glycoproteins are marked for destruction by removal of their (A) Oligosaccharide prosthetic group (B) Sialic acid residues (C) Mannose residues (D) N-terminal amino acids
Description : The half-life of a protein depends upon its (A) Signal sequence (B) N-terminus amino acid (C) C-terminus amino acid (D) Prosthetic group
Description : The nucleophilic attack on the esterified carboxyl group of the peptidyl-tRNA occupying the P site and the α-amino group of the new amino acyl tRNA, the number of ATP required by the amino acid on the charged tRNA is (A) Zero (B) One (C) Two (D) Four
Description : The amino acid containing hydroxy group: (A) Glycine (B) Isoleucine (C) Arginine (D) Thereonine
Description : The amino acid which contains an indole group is (A) Histidine (B) Arginine (C) Cystine (D) Tryptophan
Description : If the amino group and a carboxylic group of the amino acid are attached to same carbon atom, the amino acid is called (A) Alpha (B) Beta (C) Gamma (D) Delta
Description : It is the only amino acid having an ionizing ‘R’ group with a pK’ near 7 and is important in the active site of some enzymes: (A) Arginine (B) Cystein (C) Cystine (D) Histidine
Description : Which one of the following statements concerning glutamine is correct? (A) Contains three tetratable groups (B) Is classified as an acidic amino acid (C) Contains an amide group (D) Migrates to the cathode during electrophoresis at pH 7.0
Description : The amino acid containing hydroxyl group: (A) Alanine (B) Isoleucine (C) Arginine (D) Threonine
Description : An amino acid not containing the usual— COOH group is (A) Alanine (B) Tryptophan (C) Methionine (D) Taurine
Description : The amino acid which contains an indole group is (A) Histidine (B) Arginine (C) Glycine (D) Tryptophan
Description : The amino acid which contains a guanidine group is (A) Histidine (B) Arginine (C) Citrulline (D) Ornithine
Description : Which of the following is present in Nail polish remover? (1) Citric acid (2) Acetone (3) Ethylene (4) Benzene
Last Answer : (2) Acetone Explanation: Acetone can also remove artificial nails made of acrylic or cured gel. An alternative nail polish remover is ethyl acetate, which often also contains isopropyl alcohol.
Description : Ascorbic acid can reduce (A) 2, 4-dinitro benzene (B) 2, 6-Dichlorophenol Indophenol (C) 2, 4-dibromobenzene (D) 2, 6-dibromo benzene
Description : The cholesterol molecule is (A) Benzene derivative (B) Quinoline derivative (C) Steroid (D) Straight chain acid
Description : Peptidyl transferase activity is present in (A) 40 S ribosomal subunit (B) 60 S ribosomal subunit (C) eEF-2 (D) Amino acyl tRNA
Description : Biological activity of gastrin is present in the (A) Four N-terminal amino acids (B) Four C-terminal amino acids (C) Five N-terminal amino acids (D) Five C-terminal amino acids
Description : Number of amino acids present in plants, animals and microbial proteins: (A) 20 (B) 80 (C) 150 (D) 200
Description : Number of amino acids present in the dietary proteins: (A) 22 (B) 23 (C) 20 (D) 19
Description : Number of amino acids present in the plant, animal and microbial proteins: (A) 20 (B) 80 (C) 150 (D) 200
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 : The amino acids present in pulses can supplement the limiting amino acids of (A) Cereals (B) Milk (C) Fish (D) Nuts and beans
Description : Two amino groups are present in (A) Leucine (B) Glutamate (C) Lysine (D) Threonine
Description : For synthesis of CTP and UTP, the amino group comes from (A) Amide group of Asparagine (B) Amide group of glutamine (C) α-Amino group of glutamine (D) α-Amino group of glutamate
Description : The α-amino group of the new amino acyl tRNA in the A site carries out a nucleophilic attack on the esterified carboxyl group of the peptidyl tRNA occupying the P site. This reaction is catalysed by (A) DNA polymerase (B) RNA polymerase (C) Peptidyl transferase (D) DNA ligase
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
Description : The active site of an enzyme is formed by (A) R group of amino acids (B) NH2 group of amino acids (C) CO group of amino acids (D) Sulphur bonds which are exposed
Description : The active site of an enzyme is formed by a few of the enzymes: (A) R groups of the amino acids (B) Amino groups of the amino acids (C) Carboxyl group of the amino acids (D) Exposed sulfur bonds
Description : Folate as a coenzyme is involved in the transfer and utilization of (A) Amino group (B) Hydroxyl group (C) Single carbon moiety (D) Amido group
Description : The central heavy metal cobalt of vitamin B12 is coordinately bound to (A) Cyanide group (B) Amino group (C) Carboxyl group (D) Sulphide group
Description : A molecule of CO2 is captured by biotin when it acts as coenzyme for carboxylation reaction. The carboxyl group is covalently attached to (A) A nitrogen (N1) of the biotin molecule (B) Sulphur of thiophene ring (C) α-Amino group of lysine (D) α-Amino group of protein
Description : In biotin-containing enzymes, the biotin is bound to the enzyme by (A) An amide linkage to carboxyl group of glutamine (B) A covalent bond with CO2 (C) An amide linkage to an amino group of lysine (D) An amide linkage to α-carboxyl group of protein
Description : Group that reacts in the Biuret test: (A) Peptide (B) Amino group (C) Carboxylic group (D) Aldehyde group
Description : Deamination is ______ of amino group. (A) Removal (B) Addition (C) Supplementation (D) None of these
Description : Amino acids excepting histidine are not good buffering agents in cell because (A) They exist as zwitter ions (B) Their pk and not in the physiological pH of a cell (C) Only Histidine has pk of its R group at 6.0 unlike the others which have at a different pH (D) None of these
Description : The amount of benzene present in pure Benzol is about __________ percent. (A) 30 (B) 50 (C) 70 (D) 90
Last Answer : (C) 70
Description : Assertion: Phenol is more reactive than benzene towards electrophilic reactions. Reason : The +R effect of OH group increases the electron density on
Last Answer : Assertion: Phenol is more reactive than benzene towards electrophilic reactions. Reason : The +R effect of ... D. A is incorrect but R is correct
Description : How an — OH group attached to carbon in the benzene ring activates benzene towards electrophilic substitution ?
Last Answer : The lone pair of electrons present on oxygen atom enter into resonance with the benzene ring. As a result, the electron density becomes higher at o- and p- position and due to higher electron density, the ring gets activated towards electrophilic substitution.
Description : Which of the following is not a correct statement concerning the FriedelCrafts acylation of benzene? (a) An alkyl group substitutes for a hydrogen. (b) The benzene ring attacks an acylium ion. (c) The acylium ion is resonance stabilized. (d) The acylium ion is often produced from an acyl chloride.
Last Answer : An alkyl group substitutes for a hydrogen
Description : The covalent bond that is repeatedly present between different amino acid residues in a protein is called (a) p-bond (b) hydrogen bond (c) peptide bond (d) metallic bond
Last Answer : Ans:(c)
Description : Why is the r group in am amino acid important?
Last Answer : What is the answer ?
Description : Which one of the following biomolecules is correctly characterized? (a) Lecithin-a phosphorylated glyceride found in cell membrane. (b) Palmitic acid - an unsaturated fatty acid with 18 carbon atoms. ... Alanine amino acid - contains an amino group and an acidic group anywhere in the molecule.
Last Answer : (a) Lecithin-a phosphorylated glyceride found in cell membrane
Description : Glycine is a unique amino acid because it (a) has no chiral carbon (b) has a sulfur containing R group (c) cannot form a peptide bond (d) is an essential amino acid
Last Answer : has no chiral carbon