Which one of the following statements is correct ?
1. All amino acids are optically active
2. All amino acids except glycine are optically active
3. All amino acids except glutamic acid are optically active
4. All amino acids except lysine are optically active
α-D-glucose and β D-glucose have a specific rotation of +112° and +19° respectively. In aqueous solution the rotation becomes +52°. This process is called:
(1) inversion
(2) racemisation
(3) mutarotation
(4) enolisation
The incorrect statement among the following is:
1. | Insulin maintains the sugar level in the blood of a human body. |
2. | Ovalbumin is a simple food reserve in egg white. |
3. | Blood proteins thrombin and fibrinogen are involved in blood clotting. |
4. | Denaturation makes the proteins more active. |
The central dogma of molecular genetics states that the genetic information flows from
(1) amino acids proteins DNA
(2) DNA carbohydrates proteins
(3) DNA RNA proteins
(4) DNA RNA carbohydrates
The correct corresponding order of names of four aldoses with configuration given below
respectively, is
1. L-erythrose, L-threose, L-erythrose, D-threose
2. D-threose, D-erythrose, L-threose, L-erythrose
3. L-erythrose, L-threose, D-erythrose, D-threose
4. D-erythrose, D-threose, L-erythrose, L-threose
In a protein molecule, various amino acids are linked together by
(1) b-glycosidic bond
(2) peptide bond
(3) dative bond
(4) a-glycosidic bond
The correct statement regarding RNA and DNA, respectively is:
1. | The sugar component in RNA is ribose and the sugar component in DNA is 2'- deoxyribose. |
2. | The sugar component in RNA is arabinose and the sugar component in DNA is ribose. |
3. | The sugar component in RNA is 2'-deoxyribose and the sugar component in DNA is arabinose. |
4. | The sugar component in RNA is arabinose and the sugar component in DNA is 2'- deoxyribose. |
D-(+)-glucose reacts with hydroxylamine and yields an oxime. The structure of the
oxime would be:-
1.
2.
3.
4.
Which of the following hormones is produced under the condition of stress which
stimulates glycogenolysis in the liver of human beings?
1. Thyroxin
2. Insulin
3. Adrenaline
4. Estradiol
Deficiency of vitamin B1 causes the disease
1. convulsions
2. beri-beri
3. cheilosis
4. sterility