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(1)
How many amino acid residues are there in per turn of α-helix?
[A]
3.6
[B]
4.6
[C]
3.0
[D]
2.5
(2)
How is the secondary structure of a protein stabilized?
[A]
Van der wall forces
[B]
Hydrogen bonding
[C]
Covalent bond
[D]
Hydrophobic bond
(3)
What is the maximum wavelength that Tryptophan and tyrosine absorb?
[A]
280nm
[B]
260nm
[C]
257nm
[D]
230nm
(4)
In which amino acid Imidazole group, an aromatic ring found?
[A]
Lysine
[B]
Arginine
[C]
Histidine
[D]
Glutamate
(5)
Which of these are rare amino acid in a protein?
[A]
Leucine and serine
[B]
Lysine and glutamic acid
[C]
Tryptophan and methionine
[D]
Leucine and lysine
Answer: Tryptophan and methionine
(6)
Name the amino acid, which exists in two non-superimposable mirror images of each other.
[A]
Epimer
[B]
Anomer
[C]
Enantiomer
[D]
Chiral carbon
(7)
A solution of L-alanine (4.0g/50 ml of 6 N HCl) has a rotation of +1.61° in a 2dm polarimeter tube. Calculate the specific rotation of L-alanine in 6 N HCl.
[A]
+15.1°
[B]
+10.1°
[C]
+11.1°
[D]
+16.1°
(8)
Which of these are used to measure optical activity?
[A]
Polarimeter
[B]
Planometer
[C]
Psychrometer
[D]
Photometer
(9)
Which of these amino acids are not optically active?
[A]
Cysteine
[B]
Lysine
[C]
Arginine
[D]
Glycine
(10)
The general structure of all amino acids are same except for ___________
[A]
Lysine
[B]
Glycine
[C]
Proline
[D]
Alanine
(11)
Which of the following amino acid is sweet in taste?
[A]
Glycine
[B]
Alanine
[C]
Glutamic acid
[D]
None of these
(12)
Which of the following amino acid act as inhibitory neurotransmitter?
[A]
Glycine
[B]
Alanine
[C]
GABA
[D]
All of these
(13)
The amino acid commonly used as an ingredient in the buffers of SDS PAGE.
[A]
Aspartic acid
[B]
Glutamic acid
[C]
Glycine
[D]
Aspartic acid and Lysine together
(14)
Which of the following amino acid will be absent in α (alpha) helix structure of protein?
[A]
Proline
[B]
Glycine
[C]
Galine
[D]
Glutamic acid
(15)
Aminolevulinic acid, the first product in porphyrin biosynthesis in eukaryotes, is synthesized from ____ and succinyl-CoA.
[A]
Valine
[B]
Tryptophan
[C]
Methionine
[D]
Glycine
(16)
Carnosine is a dipeptide of histidine and _____.
[A]
β-histidine
[B]
β-alanine
[C]
β-lysine
[D]
α-lysine
(17)
Which of the following enzyme contain Selenocysteine?
[A]
Nitrate reductase
[B]
Catalase
[C]
Glutathione peroxidase
[D]
All of these
Answer: Glutathione peroxidase
(18)
Amino acid used in the ‘stripping’ of Western blotting experiment is:
[A]
Glycine
[B]
Alanine
[C]
Glutamic acid
[D]
Phenyl alanine
(19)
Amino acid selenocysteine is coded by_______.
[A]
UAA
[B]
UAG
[C]
UGA
[D]
AUG
(20)
Which of the following is a glucogenic amino acid?
[A]
Glycine
[B]
Proline
[C]
Alanine
[D]
All of these
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