Description : A polysacchharide which is often called animal starch is (A) Glycogen (B) Starch (C) Inulin (D) Dextrin
Last Answer : D
Description : Iodine test is positive for starch, dextrin and (A) Mucoproteins (B) Agar (C) Glycogen (D) Cellulose
Last Answer : C
Description : Iodine solution produces no color with (A) Cellulose (B) Starch (C) Dextrin (D) Glycogen
Last Answer : A
Description : Maltose can be formed by hydrolysis of (A) Starch (B) Dextrin (C) Glycogen (D) All of these
Description : The carbohydrate reserved in human body is (A) Starch (B) Glucose (C) Glycogen (D) Inulin
Description : The salivary hydrolase is known as salivary amylase, or ptyalin. Ptyalin digests carbohydrates breaking starch and glycogen, glucose polymers, into maltose (a glucose disaccharide) and dextrin.
Last Answer : Why doesn't the food enter the trachea instead of going to the esophagus?
Description : Which of the following is not a polymer of glucose? (A) Amylose (B) Inulin (C) Cellulose (D) Dextrin
Last Answer : B
Description : A heteropolysacchraide among the following is (A) Inulin (B) Cellulose (C) Heparin (D) Dextrin
Description : A polymer of glucose synthesized by the action of leuconostoc mesenteroids in a sucrose medium is (A) Dextrans (B) Dextrin (C) Limit dextrin (D) Inulin
Description : After the action of phosphorylase, glycogen is converted into (A) Amylopectin (B) dextrin (C) Amylose (D) Maltose
Last Answer : Answer : B
Description : A carbohydrate, commonly known as dextrose is (A) Dextrin (B) D-Fructose (C) D-Glucose (D) Glycogen
Description : The polysaccharide used in assessing the glomerular fittration rate (GFR) is (A) Glycogen (B) Agar (C) Inulin (D) Hyaluronic acid CARBOHYDRATES AND CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM 7
Description : Honey contains the hydrolytic product of (A) Lactose (B) Maltose (C) Inulin (D) Starch
Description : The homopo lysacchar ide used for intravenous infusion as plasma substitute is (A) Agar (B) Inulin (C) Pectin (D) Starch
Description : Dextrin is (A) Animal glue (B) Starch glue (C) Albumin glue (D) Rubber based adhesive
Last Answer : Answer: Option D
Description : The acidic solution of a salt produced a deep blue colour with starch iodine solution. The salt may be
Last Answer : The acidic solution of a salt produced a deep blue colour with starch iodine solution. The salt may be A. chloride B. carbonate C. acetate D. bromide
Last Answer : The acidic solution of a salt produced a deep blue colour with starch iodine solution. The salt may be A. Suphite B. Bromide C. Nitrite D. Chloride
Description : A carbohydrate which can not be digested in human gut is (A) Cellulose (B) Starch (C) Glycogen (D) Maltose
Last Answer : Answer : A
Description : Dietary fibres are rich in (A) Cellulose (B) Glycogen (C) Starch (D) Proteoglycans
Description : Starch and glycogen are polymers of (A) Fructose (B) Mannose (C) α−D-Glucose (D) Galactose
Description : UDP Glucuronic acid is required for the biosynthesis of (A) Chondroitin sulphates (B) Glycogen (C) Lactose (D) Starch
Description : Amylose is a constituent of (A) Starch (B) Cellulose (C) Glycogen (D) None of these
Description : The most abundant carbohydrate found in nature is (A) Starch (B) Glycogen (C) Cellulose (D) Chitin
Description : All of the following substances have been used to estimate GFR except (A) Inulin (B) Creatinine (C) Phenol red (D) Mannitol FATS AND FATTY ACID METABOLISM 105
Last Answer : Answer : C
Description : Which of the following is known as animal starch? (1) glycogen (2) cellulose (3) glucose (4) chitin
Last Answer : (1) glycogen Explanation: Glycogen, the principal storage form of glucose in animal cells, sometimes called "animal starch" for its resemblance with starch found in plants. It t is stored in ... be converted to glucose if needed. In the liver this conversion is regulated by the hormone glucagon.
Description : Carbohydrate is stored in the body as (1) glucose (2) starch (3) glycogen (4) sucrose
Last Answer : (3) glycogen Explanation: Glycogen is a multibranched polysaccharide that serves as a form of energy storage in animals and fungi. In humans, glycogen is made and stored primarily in the ... branched and compact than starch. Polysaccharide represents the main storage form of glucose in the body.
Description : What is glycogen? Why glycogen is also known as animal starch?
Last Answer : Ans: Glycogen is polysaccharide of glucose. Carbohydrates are stored in animal body as glycogen. It is found in liver, brain. It is also known as animal starch because its structure is similar to amylopectin and is highly branded.
Description : In which of the following groups are all polysaccharides? (a) Sucrose, glucose and fructose (b) Maltose, lactose and fructose (c) Glycogen, sucrose and maltose (d) Glycogen, cellulose and starch
Last Answer : (d) Glycogen, cellulose and starch
Description : Floridean starch has structure similar to (a) starch and cellulose (b) amylopectin and glycogen (c) mannitol and algin (d) laminarin and cellulose.
Last Answer : (b) amylopectin and glycogen
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 of the following is a nitrogenous polysaccharide : (a) Starch (b) Cellulose (c) Chitin (d) Glycogen
Last Answer : (c) Chitin
Description : The common energy-storage polysaccharide in animals is: a) glycogen b) fructose c) starch d) collagen
Last Answer : ANSWER: A -- GLYCOGEN
Last Answer : glycogen
Description : Thiol group of cysteine gives red colour with (A) Sodium acetate (B) Lead acetate (C) Sodium nitroprusside (D) Barfoed’s reagent
Description : A potato tuber has been cut into two halves. A few drops of iodine solution are placed on the cut surface of one of the halves. What colour change will be noticed? (1) From brown to blue-black (2) From brown to orange-red (3) From blue to pink (4) From pink to blue-green
Last Answer : (1) From brown to blueblack Explanation: Any form of starch (carbohydrate) turns blue-black when iodine solution is applied to it. This is because starch is composed of polymers of ... already mentioned. The complex of iodine stuck inside the amylose coil produces a characteristic blueblack colour.
Description : potato tuber has been cut into two halves. A few drops of iodine solution are placed on the cut surface of one of the halves. What colour change will be noticed? (1) From brown to blue-black (2) From brown to orange-red (3) From blue to pink (4) From pink to blue-green
Last Answer : (1) From brown to blueblack Explanation: The Iodine test is used to test for the presence of starch. Iodine solution — iodine dissolved in an aqueous solution of potassium iodide — reacts with the starch producing a purple black colour.
Description : A potato tuber has been cut into two halves. A few drops of iodine solution are placed on the cut surface of one of the halves. What colour change will be noticed? (1) From brown to blue–black (2) From brown to orange–red (3) From blue to pink (4) From pink to blue–green
Last Answer : From brown to blue–black
Last Answer : From brown to blue-black
Description : The reagent used to test the presence of starch in leaves is – (1) Fehling's solution (2) Iodine solution (3) Million's reagent (4) Benedict's solution
Last Answer : (2) Iodine solution Explanation: The Iodine test is used to test for the presence of starch. Iodine solution — iodine dissolved in an aqueous solution of potassium iodide — reacts with the starch producing a purple black color.
Description : Iodine solution is used to test the presence of – (1) Sugar (2) Proteins (3) Starch (4) Fats
Last Answer : (3) Starch Explanation: Iodine solution is used to test the presence of starch.
Description : Iodine solution is used to test the presence of (1) Sugar (2) Proteins (3) Starch (4) Fats
Last Answer : Starch
Description : The reagent used to test the presence of starch in leaves is (1) Fehling’s solution (2) Iodine solution (3) Million’s reagent (4) Benedict’s solution
Last Answer : Iodine solution
Description : Filtration fraction can be calculated from (A) Standard urea clearance and PSP excretion (B) Maximum urea clearance and PSP excretion (C) Maximum urea clearance and PAH clearance (D) Inulin clearance and PAH clearance
Description : Inulin clearance is a measure of (A) Glomerular filtration rate (B) Tubular secretion flow (C) Tubular reabsorption rate (D) Renal plasma flow
Description : Which of the following constitutes fibre or roughage in food? (A) Cellulose (B) Pectin (C) Inulin (D) All of these
Last Answer : Answer : D
Description : All the following statements about inulin are correct except (A) It is completely non-toxic (B) It is completely filtered by glomeruli (C) It is not reabsorbed by tubular cells (D) It is secreted by tubular cells
Description : Among the following, a test of tubular function is (A) Creatinine clearance (B) Inulin clearance (C) PAH clearance (D) PSP excretion test
Description : Inulin clearance in an average adult man is about (A) 54 ml/min (B) 75 ml/min (C) 110 ml/min (D) 130 ml/min
Description : Fructose is present in hydrolysate of (A) Sucrose (B) Inulin (C) Both of the above (D) None of these