Which of the following is the simplest amino acid?

1. Alanine 

2. Asparagine

3. Glycine 

4. Tyrosine

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The zwitterion is shown by:

1. Only A

2. Only B

3. Both A and C

4. A, B and C

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Category of aromatic amino acids include all except

1. Serine

2. Tyrosine

3. Phenylalanine

4. Tryptophan

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Following is the diagrammatic representation of three different amino acids labelled as 1, 2 and 3?

               

Select the option which is correct identification of amino acids 1, 2 and 3.

         1                                     2                                     3

     Glycine                             Valine                          Threonine

     Glycine                           Isoleucine                      Aspartic acid

     Glycine                           Alanine                              Serine   

     Glycine                            Serine                              Alanine 

         

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The body meets the demand of essential amino acids through

1. Food

2. Body synthesised  on its own

3. Both A and B

4. None of these

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How many types of proteinaceous amino acids are there?

1.20

2.more than 20

3.less than 20

4.Both 1 and 3

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Identify the amino acid with hydroxymethyl as its R group:

1. Glycine

2. Alanine

3. Serine

4. Phenylalanine

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Match each item in Column I with one item in Column II and chose your answer from the codes given below:
 

Column I
(Amino Acid)
Column II
(Nature)
I. Tryptophan  1. Sulfur-containing
II. Cysteine 2. Aromatic
III. Valine 3. Basic
IV. Lysine 4. Neutral

Options: I II III IV
1. 1 2 3 4
2. 2 1 4 3
3. 2 1 3 4
4. 1 2 4 3
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Which group of the amino acid contributes essentially to the chemical and physical properties of amino acids?

1.Amino group

2.Carboxyl group

3.Alkyl group (R group)

4.All of these

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How many groups of the methane can be substituted to form an amino acid Glycine.

1.4

2.3

3.2

4.1

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