Chemistry

Biomolecules

Question:

Structure of a disaccharide formed by glucose and fructose is given below. Identify anomeric carbon atoms in monosaccharide units.
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Answer:

(c) Carbon adjacent to oxygen atom in the cyclic structure of glucose or fructose is known as anomeric carbon. As shown in the structure above ‘a' and ‘b' are present at adjacent to oxygen atom. Both carbons differ in configurations of the hydroxyl group.

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Biomolecules

Q 1.

The letters ' D ' or ' L' before the name of a stereoisomer of a compound indicate the correlation of configuration of that particular stereoisomer.
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This refers to their relation with one of the isomers of glyceraldehydes. Predict whether the following compound has ‘D' or ‘L' configuration.

Q 2.

How do enzymes help a substrate to be attacked by the reagent effectively?

Q 3.

Which of the following pairs represents anomers?
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Q 4.

Name the linkage connecting monosaccharide units in polysaccharides.

Q 5.

What are the common types of secondary structure of proteins?

Q 7.

During curdling of milk, what happens to sugar present in it?

Q 8.

Which monosaccharide units are present in starch, cellulose and glycogen and which linkages link these units?

Q 9.

Assertion (A): Vitamin D can be stored in our body.
Reason (R): Vitamin D is fat soluble vitamin.

Q 10.

Which sugar in called invert sugar? Why is it called so?

Q 11.

What is glycogen? How is it different from starch?

Q 12.

Describe the term D- and L-configuration used for amino acids with examples.

Q 13.

What are essential and non-essential amino acids? Give two examples of each type.

Q 14.

What are enzymes?

Q 15.

Some enzymes are named after the reaction, where they are used. What name is given to the class of enzymes which catalyse the oxidation of one substrate with simultaneous reduction of another substrate?

Q 16.

Why does compound (A) given below not form an oxime?
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Q 17.

Why must vitamin C be supplied regularly in diet?

Q 18.

Protein found in a biological system with a unique three dimensional structure and biological activity is called a native protein. When a protein in its native form, is subjected to a physical change like change in temperature or a chemical change like, change in pH, denaturation of protein takes place. Explain the cause.

Q 19.

Assertion (A): β-glycosidic linkage is present in maltose.
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Reason (R): Maltose is composed of two glucose units in which C-l of one glucose unit is linked to C-4 of another glucose unit.

Q 20.

Classify the following into monosaccharides and disaccharides. Ribose, 2-deoxyribose, maltose, galactose, fructose and lactose.

Q 21.

Differentiate between globular and fibrous proteins.

Q 22.

What are the different types of RNA found in the cell?

Q 23.

In fibrous proteins, polypeptide chains are held together by
(a) van der Waals forces (b) disulphide linkage
(c) electrostatic forces of attraction (d) hydrogen bonds

Q 24.

Which of the following terms are correct about enzyme?
(a) Proteins (b) Dinucleotides
(c) Nucleic acids (d) Biocatalysts

Q 25.

α-Helix is a secondary structure of proteins formed by twisting of polypeptide chain into right handed screw like structures. Which type of interactions are responsible for making the a-helix structure stable?

Q 26.

Match the following enzyme given in Column I with the reactions they catalyse given in Column II.
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Q 27.

Assertion (A): Glycine must’be taken through diet.
Reason (R): It is an essential amino acid.

Q 28.

What are the expected products of hydrolysis of lactose?

Q 29.

Where does the water present in the egg go after boiling the egg?

Q 30.

What products would be formed when a nucleotide from DNA containing thymine is hydrolysed?

Q 31.

When RNA is hydrolysed, there is no relationship among the quantities of different bases obtained. What does this fact suggest about the structure of RNA?

Q 32.

What are the hydrolysis products of (i) sucrose, and (ii) lactose?

Q 33.

What type of bonding helps in stabilising the α-helix structure of proteins?

Q 34.

Why are vitamin A and vitamin C essential to us? Give their important sources.

Q 35.

Optical rotations of some compounds along with their structures are given below which of them have D configuration.
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Q 36.

Carbohydrates are classified on the basis of their behaviour on hydrolysis and also as reducing or non-reducing sugar. Sucrose is a .
(a) monosaccharide (b) disaccharide
(c) reducing sugar (d) non-reducing sugar

Q 37.

Assertion (A): In presence of enzyme, substrate molecule can be attacked by the reagent effectively.
Reason (R): Active sites of enzymes hold the substrate molecule in a suitable position.

Q 38.

Why cannot Vitamin C be stored in our body?

Q 39.

What are reducing sugars?

Q 40.

How do you explain the amphoteric behaviour of amino acids?

Q 41.

What is the effect of denaturation on the structure of proteins?

Q 42.

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Q 43.

Match the vitamins given in Column I with the deficiency disease they cause given in Column II.
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Q 44.

Assertion (A): All naturally occurring a-amino acids except glycine are optically active.
Reason (R): Most naturally occurring amino acids have L-configuration.

Q 45.

What is the basic structural difference between starch and cellulose?

Q 46.

What are nucleic acids ? Mention their two important functions.

Q 47.

Three structures are given below in which two glucose units are linked. Which of these linkages between glucose units are between C1 and C4 and which linkages are between C1 and C6?
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Q 48.

Amino acids are classified as acidic, basis or neutral depending upon the relative number of amino and carboxyl groups in their molecule. Which of the following are acidic?
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Q 49.

How do you explain the presence of all six carbon atoms in glucose in a straight chain?

Q 50.

In nucleoside a base is attached at 1′ position of sugar moiety. Nucleotide is formed by linking of phosphoric acid unit to the sugar unit of nucleoside. At which position of sugar unit is the phosphoric acid linked in a nucleoside to give a nucleotide?