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Define α-amino acids.

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प्रश्न

Define α-amino acids.

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α-Amino acids are carboxylic acids having an amino (–NH2) group bonded to the α-carbon, that is, the carbon next to the carboxyl (–COOH) group.

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पाठ 14: Biomolecules - Short Answer Questions (Type-II)

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Give scientific reasons:

α-Amino acids have high melting points compared to the corresponding amines or carboxylic acids of comparable molecular mass.


Draw a neat diagram for the following:

Secondary structure of protein


Draw a neat diagram for the following:

Enzyme catalysis


The optically inactive α-amino acid among the following is _____________


In the process of denaturation, there is NO change in the structure following protein.


Write the structure of Zwitterion of alanine.


Write the number of chiral carbon atoms present in fructose.


Define peptide bond.


Explain denaturation of proteins.


Write industrial application of enzyme catalysis.


Explain globular and fibrous proteins with example.


Draw the structure of Haworth formula of sucrose.


____________ is NOT a simple protein.


Nucleotide differs from a nucleoside as it has ______


Pyrimidines are ______.


Read the following statements and select the correct option.

  1. In quaternary structure, the peptide chains are much looped, twisted, and folded back on themselves due to formation of hydrogen bonds.
  2. When a protein has more than two polypeptide subunits their arrangement in space is called secondary structure.

Identify 'P' and 'Q' in the following table.

Proteins Role
immunoglobulin P
Q Blood clotting

Identify (i) and (ii) and select the correct option.

i. Protein portion of the enzyme is called the ____________.

ii. Non-protein constituent binding to the enzyme is called as the ____________.


Which of the following contains keratin?


The conjugate acid of \[\ce{CO^2-_3}\] is ____________.


Which of the following is NOT a protein?


Proteins are ______ of amino acids.


Identify the enzyme X in the following reaction.

\[\ce{H2O2(aq) ->[x] H2O(l) + \frac{1}{2} O2(g)}\]


Identify the enzyme that catalyses the reaction of CO2 with water in huma body.


The bacteriostatic antibiotic from the following is ______.


β-pleated sheets of polypeptide chains are present in ______.


Which of the following amino acids has \[\ce{Me - S - CH2 - CH2 -}\] group in the side chain?


The side chain R in cysteine is ____________.


The enzyme which converts maltose to glucose is ______.


The basic amino acid is ____________.


The most abundant cellular protein is ______.


Identify basic amino acid from following.


Which of the following molecules from a zwitter ion?


Which of the following amino acids has –CH2OH group in its side chain?


Identify the side chain –R present in amino acid lysine.


The central dogma of molecular genetics states that the genetic information flows from:


In a protein, various amino acids linked together by ____________.


The secondary structure of a protein refers to ____________.


Which of the following statement is not correct?


Write the Zwitter ion structure of alanine.


Write a short note on peptide bond.


Write the structure of all possible dipeptides which can be obtained from glycine and alanine.


Define enzymes.


Denaturation of proteins leads to loss of their biological activity by:


The amino acid, which is basic in nature is ______.


Which among the following enzymes hydrolysis starch?


Amino acids in a protein molecule, are linked by a peptide bond. Which of the following correctly shows the reaction of forming peptide bonds?


Tertiary structure of protein is stabilised by ______.


The tightly bound non-proteinaceous organic compound in enzyme is ______.


Write a short note on peptide bond.


Write a short note on peptide bond.


Write a short note on peptide bond.


Write the Zwitter ion structure of alanine.


Write a short note on peptide bond.


Write a short note on peptide bond.


Write a short note on peptide bond.


Short Answer Question.

Write the Zwitter ion structure of alanine.


Write the Zwitter ion structure of alanine. 


Write a short note on peptide bond.


Write a short note on peptide bond.


Write a short note on peptide bond.


Which from following amino acids contains heterocyclic ring at a side chain (R) group?


In large proteins, peptide chains are much looped, twisted and folded back on themselves. The folded structure is due to the formation of ______ bonds.


The number of amino groups in the amino acids present in amides is ______.


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