Description : Which of the following statements best describes the difference between amylose and amylopectin? (a) Amylose is a branched polysaccharide while amylopectin is a chain polysaccharide. (b) Amylose is a ... of thousands of D-glucose units while amylopectin is composed of thousands of D-galactose units.
Last Answer : Amylose is a straight-chain polysaccharide while amylopectin is a branched polysaccharide
Description : Starch (a) is a trisaccharide. (b) is also called amylose. (c) is also called amylopectin. (d) is a mixture of amylose + amylopectin
Last Answer : is a mixture of amylose + amylopectin
Description : After the action of phosphorylase, glycogen is converted into (A) Amylopectin (B) dextrin (C) Amylose (D) Maltose
Last Answer : Answer : B
Description : The end product of the digestion of starch in the alimentary canal is — (1) glucose (2) galactose (3) maltose (4) isomaltose
Last Answer : (1) glucose Explanation: Starch or amylum is a carbohydrate consisting of a large number of glucose units joined by glycosidic bonds. Sugar from molasses or sugarcane, fruits or starch is first converted to glucose and fructose in presence of an enzyme called invertase.'
Description : The end product of the digestion of starch in the alimentary canal is— (1) glucose (2) galactose (3) maltose (4) isomaltose
Last Answer : glucose
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 : Amylose is a constituent of (A) Starch (B) Cellulose (C) Glycogen (D) None of these
Last Answer : A
Description : Each branch of amylopectin is at an interval of glucose units: (A) 14–20 (B) 24–30 (C) 34–40 (D) 44–50
Last Answer : B
Description : In amylopectin the intervals of glucose units of each branch is (A) 10–20 (B) 24–30 (C) 30–40 (D) 40–50
Description : Which of the following is not a polymer of glucose? (A) Amylose (B) Inulin (C) Cellulose (D) Dextrin
Description : Amylose contains glucose units (A) 100–200 (B) 200–300 (C) 300–400 (D) 500–600
Last Answer : C
Description : What starch has the most amylose?
Last Answer : I think you need to read the section on “Homework” here.
Description : The presence of ____ encourages the formation of a gel in cooked and cooled starch mixtures. a. milk c. carbohydrate b. sugar d. amylose
Last Answer : d. amylose
Description : Streptococcus mutans utilises which subtract to form dextran, Refer to Boucher Microbiology A. Glucose B. Fructose C. Sucrose D. Amylopectin E. Dextrans
Last Answer : C. Sucrose
Description : The ultimate respiratory substrate, yielding maximum number of ATP molecules, is (a) glycogen (b) ketogenic amino acid (c) glucose (d) amylose.
Last Answer : (c) glucose
Description : .In developing plaque; the adhesive polymer produced by streptococcus mutans is synthesis from: A. Glucose B. Fructose C. Sucrose D. Lactose E. Amylose
Description : Which of the following is a reducing sugar? (A) Sucrose (B) Trehalose (C) Isomaltose (D) Agar
Description : Which of the following is a non-reducing sugar? (A) Isomaltose (B) Maltose (C) Lactose (D) Trehalose
Last Answer : D
Description : Cellulose, the most important constituent of plant cell wall is made up of (a) branched chain of glucose molecules linked by β-1, 4 glycosidic bond in straight chain and α-1, 6 glycosidic bond ... the site of branching (d) unbranched chain of glucose molecules linked by α-1, 4 glycosidic bond.
Last Answer : (b) unbranched chain of glucose molecules linked by β-1, 4 glycosidic bond
Description : Pick out the wrong statement. (A) 'Green acid' is the other name of phosphoric acid produced by the reaction of phosphate rock & sulphuric acid (B) Chemically unreactive nature of ... in the manufacture of safety matches, is converted into white phosphorous by vaporisation followed by condensation
Last Answer : (C) Red phosphorous is the most reactive allotropic form of phosphorous
Description : The following examples are important heteropolysaccharides except (A) Amylopectin (B) Heparin (C) Peptidoglycan (D) Hyaluronic acid
Description : The approximate number of branches in amylopectin is (A) 10 (B) 20 (C) 40 (D) 80
Description : Bile salts make emulsification with fat for the action of (A) Amylose (B) Lipase (C) Pepsin (D) Trypsin
Description : 38. Which of the following statements is false? (1) Both starch and cellulose are polymers of glucose (2) Artificial silk is derived from cellulose (3) Nylon-66 is an example of elastomer (4) The repeat unit in natural rubber is isoprene
Last Answer : Nylon-66 is an example of elastomer
Description : The carbohydrate reserved in human body is (A) Starch (B) Glucose (C) Glycogen (D) Inulin
Description : Starch and glycogen are polymers of (A) Fructose (B) Mannose (C) α−D-Glucose (D) Galactose
Description : Cellulose and starch are polysaccharides made of glucose, but cellulose cannot be digest by human beings, why?
Last Answer : Cellulose contains beta 1,4 linkages, which cannot be digested by human enzymes.
Description : Insulin exists in polymeric forms, for polymerization it requires (A) Calcium (B) Magnesium (C) Manganese (D) Zinc
Last Answer : Answer : D
Description : Maple syrup urine disease results from absence or serve deficiency of (A) Homogentisate oxidase (B) Phenylalanine hydroxylase (C) Branched chain amino acid transaminase (D) None of these
Description : Branched chain amino acids are (A) Cysteine and cystine (B) Tyrosine and Tryptophan (C) Glycine and Serine (D) Valine, Leucine and Isoleucine
Description : Maple syrup urine diseases is an inborn error of metabolism of (A) Sulphur-containing amino acids (B) Aromatic amino acids (C) Branched chain amino acids (D) Dicarboxylic amino acids
Last Answer : Answer : C
Description : All the following are branched chain amino acids except (A) Isoleucine (B) Alanine (C) Leucine (D) Valine
Description : Which of the following enzyme defects is associated with a characteristic body odour? 1) Phenylalanine aminotransferase 2) Galactose0-phosphate-uridyltransferase 3) Ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency 4) Fumaryl acetoacetase 5) Branched chain ketoacid decarboxylase
Last Answer : Answers-5 The following inborn errors of amino acid metabolism are associated with abnormal odours: Glutaric acidaemia type II (sweaty feet), hawkinsinuria (swimming pool), isovaleric acidaemia (sweaty feet), ... The general rule is that if a child smells peculiar he requires a metabolic work-up.
Description : What are branched chain amino acids?
Last Answer : Valine, leucine and isoleucine.
Description : What are the difference between glucose and starch?
Last Answer : glucose is a type of sugar, and it is combined with starch.sugar is a category, because it could be fructose, glucose,etc.
Description : The most abundant carbohydrate present in blood is (a) glucose (b) lactose (c) starch (d) cellulose
Last Answer : Ans:(a)
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 : The first stable product of photosynthesis is – (1) Starch (2) Sucrose (3) Phosphoglyceric acid (4) Glucose
Last Answer : (3) Phosphoglyceric acid Explanation: The first product of photosynthesis is a three-carbon compound called phosphoglyceric acid and phosphoglyceraldehyde. Almost immediately, two of these join to ... photosynthesis not three-carbon but four-carbon compounds- oxalacetic, malic, and aspartic acids.
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 : Which carbohydrate is used in silvering of mirrors? (1) Fructose (2) Sucrose (3) Glucose (4) Starch
Last Answer : (3) Glucose Explanation: Glucose is used in silvering of mirror as a reducing agent. Aldehydes such as glucose reduce Ag+ (aq) ions to metallic silver. They themselves are oxidised to carboxylate ions.
Description : The form of carbohydrate which is synthesized in plants is – (1) Starch (2) Glucose (3) Fructose (4) Cellulose
Last Answer : (2) Glucose Explanation: Carbohydrates are initially synthesized in plants from a complex series of reactions involving photosynthesis. The simplified version of this chemical reaction is to utilize carbon ... sun to produce a simple sugar such as glucose and oxygen molecules as a byproduct.
Description : Cereals are a rich source of - (1) Starch (2) Glucose (3) Fructose (4) Maltose
Last Answer : (1) Starch Explanation: Starch or amylum is a carbohydrate consisting of a large number of glucose units joined by glycosidic bonds. This polysaccharide is produced by all green plants as an ... It consists of two types of molecules: the linear and helical amylose and the branched amylopectin.
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 : Which is the enzyme that converts the starch in our food into glucose?
Last Answer : Amylase
Description : β - glucose is the monomer of (A) Cellulose (B) Starch (C) Protein (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) Cellulose
Description : Translocation of carbohydrate nutrients usually occurs in the form of (a) glucose (b) maltose (c) starch (d) sucrose.
Last Answer : (d) sucrose.
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 : _____ from the mold Aspergillus oryzaeis used as a spot remover in laundry presoaks, as an adhesive, and in baking, where it digests starch to glucose. a. Amylase b. Lactase c. Sucrase d. Maltase
Last Answer : a. Amylase
Description : The monosaccharide obtained by hydrolysis of starch is : (a) D-Glucose (b) Maltose (c) D-Galactose (d) D-Ribose
Last Answer : D-Glucose
Description : Which of the following is a disaccharide? (A) Sucrose (B) Glucose (C) Starch (D) Maltose
Last Answer : (A) Sucrose