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Bio molecules - Proteins & Amino Acids

Description: This test is aimed at biology,+1/+2, CSIR,GATE (Life sciences- objective), AIIMS,AFMC, JIPMER, MAHE, Medical entrance.
Number of Questions: 25
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Tags: Biology Group 17 Elements Alkenes and Alkynes Alkenes Some Commercially Important Compounds Polyhalogen Compounds Group 15 Elements Transition Elements Important Compounds of Transition Elements
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Which amino acid acts as a precursor of Nitric oxide in biological systems?

  1. Histidine

  2. Arginine

  3. Citrulline

  4. None of these


Correct Option: B

Which of the following has the properties of both fibrous and globular proteins?

  1. Actin

  2. Haemoglobin

  3. Myosin

  4. Myoglobin


Correct Option: C

The affinity of amino acids to aqueous systems is based on the properties of

  1. Amino group

  2. Carboxyl group

  3. Hydrocarbon side chains

  4. All of these


Correct Option: C

Which of the following serum proteins occur(s) in the largest amount?

  1. Transferrin

  2. Globulins

  3. Antitrypsin

  4. Albumins


Correct Option: D

The unstructured parts of a polypeptide chain that join an α-helix and a β strand together in a protein are called

  1. β-hairpin

  2. Loop regions

  3. Twist regions

  4. α-loops


Correct Option: B

Which of the following amino acids is involved in methyl group metabolism in biological systems?

  1. Tryptophan

  2. Proline

  3. Methionine

  4. Serine


Correct Option: C

Which of the following is true about proteins?

  1. They exist as heteropolymers

  2. They exist as homopolymers

  3. They exist as monomers

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A

Which amino acid is capable of producing a kink in a polypeptide chain?

  1. Tryptophan

  2. Proline

  3. Methionine

  4. Serine


Correct Option: B

The simplest amino acid is

  1. Proline

  2. Serine

  3. Glycine

  4. Histidine


Correct Option: C

Polypeptide backbone doesn't contain

  1. Side chains

  2. Peptide bond

  3. Nitrogen atom

  4. Asymmetric carbon atom


Correct Option: A

In native state, amino acids occur as

  1. L-stereo isomers

  2. D-stereo isomers

  3. No isomerism seen

  4. Enantiomers


Correct Option: A

Prosthetic group is

  1. Metal (like Zn++ or Mg++) attached to the protein part of an enzyme

  2. Protein part of an enzyme

  3. Organic molecule attached to protein part of an enzyme

  4. Complete enzyme molecule


Correct Option: C

Which of the following proteins doesn't contain an Iron molecule?

  1. Apoferritin

  2. Ferritin

  3. Transferrin

  4. Haemoglobin


Correct Option: A

Which hierarchical level(s) of protein structure is/are affected by denaturation?

  1. Primary structure

  2. Secondary structure

  3. Tertiary structure

  4. All of these


Correct Option: C

Which of the following amino acids acts as a neurotransmitter?

  1. Arginine

  2. Glutamic acid

  3. Tryptophan

  4. Cytosine


Correct Option: B

Ability of amino acids to join together by peptide bonds is due to the properties of

  1. Amino group

  2. Carboxyl group

  3. Side chains

  4. Both A & B


Correct Option: D

The unstructured parts of a polypeptide chain that join 2 β-strands are called

  1. β-hairpin

  2. Loop regions

  3. Twist regions

  4. α-loops


Correct Option: A

The protein molecules mediating the correct assembly of other polypeptides are

  1. Prions

  2. Chaperons

  3. Hormones

  4. None of these


Correct Option: B

Amino acid lacking an optically active α-carbon is

  1. Arginine

  2. Histidine

  3. Glutamic acid

  4. Glycine


Correct Option: D

Ninhydrin reagent gives blue colour with all α-amino acids, except

  1. Cysteine

  2. Histidine

  3. Proline

  4. Methionine


Correct Option: C

Globular proteins are said to be in β-conformation, if

  1. they contain β strands only

  2. they contain α-helices interspersed with β-strands

  3. they are twisted in a left-handed helix instead of the usual right-handed one

  4. none of these


Correct Option: B

Denatured protein has a/an

  1. Folded polypeptide chain

  2. Unfolded polypeptide chain

  3. Polypeptide chain liked with disulphide bonds

  4. Polypeptide chain linked with weak covalent bonds


Correct Option: B

The secondary structure that has maximum number of H-bonds within a chain is

  1. β-conformation

  2. α-conformation

  3. A-conformation

  4. None of these


Correct Option: B

Which of the following tests is based on detection of peptide bond?

  1. Biuret test

  2. Hopkins-Cole Test

  3. Benedict's test

  4. None of these


Correct Option: A

Which of the following processes is responsible for death of cell due to heat?

  1. Translation

  2. Renaturation

  3. Transcription

  4. Denaturation


Correct Option: D
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