Description : Each turn of α-helix contains the amino acid residues (number): (A) 3.6 (B) 3.0 (C) 4.2 (D) 4.5
Last Answer : Answer : A
Description : The distance travelled per turn of α-helix in nm is (A) 0.34 (B) 0.44 (C) 0.54 (D) 0.64
Last Answer : Answer : C
Description : At the lowest energy level α-helix of polypeptide chain is stabilised (A) By hydrogen bonds formed between the H of peptide N and the carbonyl O of the residue (B) Disulphide bonds (C) Non polar bonds (D) Ester bonds
Description : An amino acid that does not take part in α helix formation is (A) Histidine (B) Tyrosine (C) Proline (D) Tryptophan
Description : Each turn of α-helix contains the number of amino acids (A) 2.8 (B) 3.2 (C) 3.4 (D) 3.6
Last Answer : Answer : D
Description : α-helix is disrupted by certain amino acids like (A) Proline (B) Arginine (C) Histidine (D) Lysine
Description : The primary structure of a protein refers to : (a) whether the protein is fibrous or globular (b) the amino acid sequence in the polypeptide chain (c) the orientation of the amino acid side chains in space (d) the presence or absence of an α-helix
Last Answer : the amino acid sequence in the polypeptide chain
Description : One turn of the helix in a B-form DNA is approximately (a) 2 nm (b) 20 nm (c) 0.34 nm (d) 3.4 nm.
Last Answer : ) 3.4 nm.
Description : The width (helical diameter) of the double helix in B-form DNA in nm is (A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4
Last Answer : Answer : B
Description : The amino terminal of all polypeptide chain at the time of synthesis in E. coli is tagged to the amino acid residue: (A) Methionine (B) Serine (C) N-formyl methinine(D) N-formal serine
Description : Vitamin K is a cofactor for (A) Gamma carboxylation of glutamic acid residue (B) β-Oxidation of fatty acid (C) Formation of γ-amino butyrate (D) Synthesis of tryptophan
Description : Phosphorylation is taking place on which amino acid residue?
Last Answer : Serine
Description : If the distance between two consecutive base pairs is 0.34 nm and the total number of base pairs of a DNA double helix in a typical mammalian cell is 6.6 × 109 bp, then the length of the DNA is approximately (a) 2.0 meters (b) 2.5 meters (c) 2.2 meters (d) 2.7 meters.
Last Answer : (b) 2.5 meters
Last Answer : (c) 2.2 meters
Description : In protein structure the α-helix and βpleated sheets are example of (A) Primary structure (B) Secondary structure (C) Tertiary structure (D) Quaternary structure
Description : In many proteins the hydrogen bonding produces a regular coiled arrangement which is called as (A) β-Helix (B) α-Helix (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) Spiral
Description : α-helix is stabilized by (A) Hydrogen bonds (B) Disulphide bonds (C) Salt bonds (D) Non-polar bonds
Description : In many proteins the hydrogen bonding produces a regular coiled arrangement called (A) α-helix (B) β-helix (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) None of these
Description : α-Helix is formed by (A) Hydrogen bonds (B) Hydrophobic bonds (C) Electrostatic bonds (D) Disulphide bonds
Description : Both α-helix and β-pleated sheet conformation of proteins were proposed by (A) Watson and Crick (B) Pauling and Corey (C) Waugh and King (D) Y.S.Rao
Description : In proteins the α-helix and β-pleated sheet are examples of (A) Primary structure (B) Secondary structure (C) Tertiary structure (D) Quaternary structure
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 : In the biosynthesis of the iron protoporphyrin, the product of the condensation between succinyl-CoA and glycine is (A) α-Amino β-ketoadipic acid (B) δ-Aminolevulinate (C) Hydroxymethylbilane (D) Uroporphyrinogen I
Description : All of the following intermediates of citric acid cycle can be formed from amino acids except (A) α-Ketoglutarate (B) Fumarate (C) Malate (D) Oxaloacetate
Description : All α-amino acids have one asymmetric carbon atom except (A) Arginine (B) Glycine (C) Aspartic acid (D) Histidine
Description : The following ketoacid is involved in fixing dietary NH3 into amino acid: (A) Pyruvate (B) Oxalo acetate (C) Oxalo succinate (D) α-keto glutarate
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
Description : Toxicity of mercury and cadmium is being reversed by protein mainly using the amino acid residue ____________. (a) Cysteine (b) Glycine (c) Lewcine (d) Lysine
Last Answer : (a) Cysteine
Description : Are both sides of the DNA helix used for the same amino acid?
Last Answer : Typically only one strand is used as the template for messenger RNA synthesis, but some regions of DNA can encode multiple RNAs that are transcribed from opposite strands.
Description : An ordinary Portland cement when tested for its fineness, should not leave any residue on I.S. sieve No. 9, more than (A) 5 % (B) 10 % (C) 15 % (D) 20 %
Last Answer : (B) 10 %
Description : For each of the first 7-acetyl-CoA molecules formed by α-oxidation of palmitic acid, the yield of high energy phosphates is (A) 12 (B) 24 (C) 30 (D) 35
Description : The α-Helix is held in a coiled conformation partially because of : (a) Optical activity (b) Hydrogen bonding (c) Resonance (d) Delocalization
Last Answer : Hydrogen bonding
Description : The α-Helix is a common form of (a) Primary structure (b) Tertiary structure (c) Secondary structure (d) None of these
Last Answer : Secondary structure
Description : Which of the following may characterize the “secondary structure” of proteins? (a) conformation of the protein backbone (b) α-Helix (c) parallel β-pleated sheet (d) all of the above
Last Answer : all of the above
Description : The laser frequency when the light has the wavelength 800 nm is a. 375 x 10^12 Hz b. 475 x 10^15 Hz c. 375 x 10^9 Hz d. 375 x 10^18 Hz
Last Answer : a. 375 x 10^12 Hz
Description : Which of the following gives a positive Ninhydrin test? (A) Reducing sugar (B) Triglycerides (C) α-amino acids (D) Phospholipids
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 : Thyroid stimulating hormone is a dimer. The α-subunits of TSH, LH, FSH are identical. Thus the biological specificity must therefore be β subunit in which the number of amino acids is (A) 78 (B) 112 (C) 130 (D) 199
Description : Thiamin diphosphate is required for oxidative decarboxylation of (A) α-Keto acids (B) α-Amino acids (C) Fatty acids (D) All of these
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 : All α-amino acids give positive (A) Million’s test (B) Biurete test (C) Xanthproteic test (D) Ninhydrine test
Description : Xanthoproteic test is positive in proteins containing (A) Sulphur amino acids (B) α-Amino acids (C) Aromatic amino acids (D) Aliphatic amino acids
Description : Ninhydrin with evolution of CO2 forms a blue complex with (A) Peptide bond (B) α-Amino acids (C) Serotonin (D) Histamine
Description : Proteins contain (A) Only L- α - amino acids (B) Only D-amino acids (C) DL-Amino acids (D) Both (A) and (B)
Description : ATP is required for (A) Fusion of 40S and 60S of ribosome (B) Accommodation tRNA amino acid in a site of ribosome (C) Movement of ribosome along mRNA (D) formation of tRNA amino acid complex
Description : Along with CO2, NH3 and ATP, the amino acid that is needed in urea cycle is (A) Alanine (B) Isoleucine (C) Aspartate (D) Glycine
Description : What is the shear stress acting on the outer surface of a hollow shaft subjected to a torque of 100 Nm?(The inner and outer diameter of the shaft is 15 mm and 30 mm respectively.) a. 50.26 N/mm2 b. 40.24 N/mm2 c. 20.120 N/mm2 d. 8.74 N/mm2
Last Answer : c. 20.120 N/mm2
Description : Amino acids are mostly synthesised from (a) mineral salts (b) fatty acids (c) volatile acids (d) α-ketoglutaric acid.
Last Answer : (d) α-ketoglutaric acid.