Consider the following enzymes:
I. Catalase
II. Peroxidase
III. Carboxypeptidase
Which of these enzymes require haem as a co-factor for their activity?
1. | I only | 2. | I and II only |
3. | II and III only | 4. | I, II and III |
The property of the water molecule that is most important for the maintenance of homeostasis in living organisms is:
1. High latent heat of vaporization
2. High latent heat of fusion
3. High specific heat
4. Liquid form more dense than solid form
Chitin, a complex polysaccharide, is found in:
1. | Plant cell wall |
2. | The exoskeleton of arthropods and cell walls of most fungi |
3. | Bacterial cell wall |
4. | Cartilage and other connective tissues |
Given below is the structure of a monosaccharide. The homopolymer of this monosaccharide is used in:
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Given below is the structure of a lipid. The excess of this compound in human blood can lead to:
1. | Alzheimer’s disease | 2. | Phenylketonuria |
3. | Atherosclerosis | 4. | Rheumatoid arthritis |
Shown below is a level of structural organization of a protein. Which of the following proteins attains its final form as this structure?
1. Keratin | 2. Fibroin |
3. Tropo-collagen | 4. Myoglobin |
The following diagram depicts the structure of a:
1. Nucleoside
The triple helix structure of collagen was discovered by:
1. G. N. Ramachandran
2. Y. S. Subbarao
3. C. V. Raman
4. S. Chandrashekhar
The living state of an organism is a :
1. non-equlibrium steady state
2. non-equilibrium variable state
3. steady state in perfect equlibrium
4. variable state in perfect quilibrium
The enzymes that catalyse removal of groups from substrates by mechanisms other than hydrolysis leaving double bonds are called as:
1. | Oxidoreductases | 2. | Hydrolases |
3. | Ligases | 4. | Lyases |