Description : Since the pK values for aspartic acid are 2.0, 3.9 and 10.0, it follows that the isoelectric (pH) is (A) 3.0 (B) 3.9 (C) 5.9 (D) 6.0
Last Answer : (A) 3.0
Description : pH (isoelectric pH) of alanine is (A) 6.02 (B) 6.6 (C) 6.8 (D) 7.2
Last Answer : Answer : A
Description : The true statement about solutions of amino acids at physiological pH is (A) All amino acids contain both positive and negative charges (B) All amino acids contain positively charged side chains ... amino acids contain only positive Charge (D) All amino acids contain negatively charged side chains
Last Answer : (A) All amino acids contain both positive and negative charges
Description : At neutral pH, a mixture of amino acids in solution would be predominantly: (A) Dipolar ions (B) Nonpolar molecules (C) Positive and monovalent (D) Hydrophobic
Last Answer : (A) Dipolar ions
Description : The number of isomers of glucose is (A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 8 (D) 16
Last Answer : (D) 16
Description : Non essential amino acids (A) Are not components of tissue proteins (B) May be synthesized in the body from essential amino acids (C) Have no role in the metabolism (D) May be synthesized in the body in diseased states
Last Answer : (B) May be synthesized in the body from essential amino acids
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 : Amino acid with side chain containing basic groups is (A) 2-Amino 5-guanidovaleric acid (B) 2-Pyrrolidine carboxylic acid (C) 2-Amino 3-mercaptopropanoic acid (D) 2-Amino propanoic acid
Last Answer : (A) 2-Amino 5-guanidovaleric acid
Description : The functions of plasma albumin are (A) Osmosis (B) Transport (C) Immunity (D) both (A )and (B)
Last Answer : (A) Osmosis
Description : An aromatic amino acid is (A) Lysine (B) Tyrosine (C) Taurine (D) Arginine
Last Answer : (B) Tyrosine
Description : All the following are sulphur containing amino acids found in proteins except (A) Cysteine (B) Cystine (C) Methionine (D) Threonine
Last Answer : (D) Threonine
Description : An example of sulphur containing amino acid is (A) 2-Amino-3-mercaptopropanoic acid (B) 2-Amino-3-methylbutanoic acid (C) 2-Amino-3-hydroxypropanoic acid (D) Amino acetic acid
Last Answer : (A) 2-Amino-3-mercaptopropanoic acid
Description : Sulphur containing amino acid is (A) Methionine (B) Leucine (C) Valine (D) Asparagine
Last Answer : (A) Methionine
Description : The optically inactive amino acid is (A) Glycine (B) Serine (C) Threonine (D) Valine
Last Answer : (A) Glycine
Description : Proteins contain (A) Only L- - amino acids (B) Only D-amino acids (C) DL-Amino acids (D) Both (A) and (B)
Last Answer : (A) Only L- - amino acids
Description : All proteins contain the (A) Same 20 amino acids (B) Different amino acids (C) 300 Amino acids occurring in nature (D) Only a few amino acids
Last Answer : (A) Same 20 amino acids
Description : The sugar found in DNA is (A) Xylose (B) Ribose (C) Deoxyribose (D) Ribulose
Last Answer : (C) Deoxyribose
Description : The major sugar of insect hemolymph is (A) Glycogen (B) Pectin (C) Trehalose (D) Sucrose
Last Answer : (C) Trehalose
Description : A sugar alcohol is (A) Mannitol (B) Trehalose (C) Xylulose (D) Arabinose
Last Answer : (A) Mannitol
Description : Erythromycin contains (A) Dimethyl amino sugar (B) Trimethyl amino sugar (C) Sterol and sugar (D) Glycerol and sugar
Last Answer : (A) Dimethyl amino sugar
Description : The carbohydrate of the blood group substances is (A) Sucrose (B) Fucose (C) Arabinose (D) Maltose
Last Answer : (B) Fucose
Description : In glucose the orientation of the —H and —OH groups around the carbon atom 5 adjacent to the terminal primary alcohol carbon determines (A) D or L series (B) Dextro or levorotatory (C) and anomers (D) Epimers
Last Answer : (A) D or L series
Description : Compounds having the same structural formula but differing in spatial configuration are known as (A) Stereoisomers (B) Anomers (C) Optical isomers (D) Epimers
Last Answer : (A) Stereoisomers
Description : The most important epimer of glucose is (A) Galactose (B) Fructose (C) Arabinose (D) Xylose
Last Answer : (A) Galactose
Description : Isomers differing as a result of variations in configuration of the —OH and —H on carbon atoms 2, 3 and 4 of glucose are known as (A) Epimers (B) Anomers (C) Optical isomers (D) Steroisomers
Last Answer : (A) Epimers
Description : Two sugars which differ from one another only in configuration around a single carbon atom are termed (A) Epimers (B) Anomers (C) Optical isomers (D) Stereoisomers
Description : Polysaccharides are (A) Polymers (B) Acids (C) Proteins (D) Oils
Last Answer : (A) Polymers
Description : The pentose sugar present mainly in the heart muscle is (A) Lyxose (B) Ribose (C) Arabinose (D) Xylose
Last Answer : (A) Lyxose
Description : A pentose sugar is (A) Dihydroxyacetone (B) Ribulose (C) Erythrose (D) Glucose
Last Answer : (B) Ribulose
Description : A triose sugar is (A) Glycerose (B) Ribose (C) Erythrose (D) Fructose
Last Answer : (A) Glycerose
Description : The aldose sugar is (A) Glycerose (B) Ribulose (C) Erythrulose (D) Dihydoxyacetone
Description : The general formula of polysaccharides is (A) (C6H10O5)n (B) (C6H12O5)n (C) (C6H10O6)n (D) (C6H10O6)n
Last Answer : (A) (C6H10O5)n
Description : general formula of monosaccharides is (A) CnH2nOn (B) C2nH2On (C) CnH2O2n (D) CnH2nO2n
Last Answer : (A) CnH2nOn
Description : Velocity maximum for an enzyme at half the substrate concentration gives (A) The molecular weight of the enzyme (B) Km value (C) Isoelectric pH (D) Pk value
Last Answer : Answer : B
Description : Isoelectric pH is that pH at which protein is electrically: (A) Neutral (B) Anionic (C) Cationic (D) None of these
Description : The pH at which an enzyme has maximum activity is known as (A) Isoelectric pH (B) Optimum pH (C) Low pH (D) High pH
Description : This technique takes the advantage of the fact that each protein has different pH at which it is electrically neutral i.e., its isoelectric pH: (A) Isoelectric focussing (B) Immunoel Ectro Phoresis (C) Chromatography (D) HPLC
Description : Isoelectric pH of an amino acid is that pH at which it has a (A) Positive charge (B) Negative charge (C) Nil net charge (D) None of these
Last Answer : Answer : C
Description : Isoelectric pH of an amino acid is that pH at which it has a (A) Positive charge (B) Negative charge (C) No charge (D) None of these
Description : In the genetic disorder of cystinuria, the patient excretes large quantities of cystine in their urine and its low solubility causes crystalline cystine to precipitate as stones in kidneys. The remedy ... C) NaHCO3 prevents stone formation by hydrolysis of cystine to cysteine (D) None of these
Description : Isoelectric pH of an amino acid is that pH at which it has a (A) Positive charge (B) Negative charge (C) No net charge (D) All of these
Description : At a pH below the isoelectric point, an amino acid exists as (A) Cation (B) Anion (C) Zwitterion (D) Undissociated molecule
Description : At isoelectric pH, an amino acid exists as (A) Anion (B) Cation (C) Zwitterion (D) None of these
Description : The amino acid which has a pK near 4 and thus is negatively charged at pH 7 is (A) Alanine (B) Glutamic acid (C) Glutamine (D) Aspargine
Description : The isoelectric point of a protein is (a) the pH at which the protein molecule has no charges on its surface. (b) the pH at which a protein in solution has an equal number of positive and negative charges. (c) the electric charge under isothermal conditions. (b) None of these
Last Answer : the pH at which a protein in solution has an equal number of positive and negative charges
Description : The pH at which the amino acid shows no tendency to migrate when placed in an electric field is known as its : (a) Isoelectric point (b) Dipole moment (c) Iodine number (d) Wavelength
Last Answer : Isoelectric point
Description : At neutral pH Alanine has the following structure: (A) − − 2 3 H H N C COOH CH (B) + 3 − − 3 H H N C COO CH (C) 2 − − 3 H H N C COO CH (D) + 2 − − 3 H H N C COO CH
Description : A 0.22 M solution of lactic acid (pKa 3.9) was found to contain 0.20 M in the dissociated form and 0.02 M undissociated form, the pH of the solution is (A) 2.9 (B) 3.3 (C) 4.9 (D) 5.4
Description : The Michaehis-Menten hypothesis: (A) Postulates the formation of an enzyme substrate complex (B) Enables us to calculate the isoelectric point of an enzyme (C) States that the ... independent of substrate concentration (D) States that the reaction rate is proportional to substrate concentration