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Define α-amino acids. - Chemistry

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Define α-amino acids.

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उत्तर

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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Biomolecules in the Cell - Proteins
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पाठ 14: Biomolecules - Short Answer Questions (Type-II)

संबंधित प्रश्‍न

Give scientific reasons:

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


Give scientific reasons:

On boiling egg albumin becomes opaque white.


Draw a neat diagram for the following:

Zwitter ion


Draw a neat diagram for the following:

Secondary structure of protein


Write the structure of Zwitterion of alanine.


Explain globular and fibrous proteins with example.


Purine and pyrimidine bases are placed regularly along the DNA molecules at a distance of ______


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

Choose the WRONG statement from the following.


Which of the following is NOT a protein?


The amino acid having −CH3 as side chain is ____________.


Which of the following amino acid is an essential amino acid?


Which of the following is the simplest amino acid?


The basic amino acid is ____________.


The most abundant cellular protein is ______.


Which among the following is a globular protein?


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


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


Among the following the achiral amino acid is:


Which of the following statement is not correct?


Define enzymes


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 ______.


Write a short note on peptide bond.


Define the term Protein.


Write a short note on peptide bond.


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