The structure of glycine (amino acid) is H3NCH3C||OO(zwitter ion). The correct statement among the following is-

  • Glycine, as well as other amino acids are amphoteric.

  • The acidic functional group in amino acids is -NH3

  • The basic functional group in acids is -CO2

  • All the statements are correct.

The above process in which a and b form remain in equilibrium with acyclic form and a change in optical rotation is observed which is called as–

  • Mutarotation

  • Epimerisation

  • Condensation

  • Inversion

How many moles of HIO4 is required to break down the following molecule?

  • 1

  • 2

  • 3

  • 4

Nitrous acid (HNO2) converts amino acids into hydroxy acids with retention of configuration.

Estimation of nitrogen gas evolved in the reaction is the basis of Van slyke estimation of amino acids. Which of the following amino acids cannot be analysed by Van slyke method?

Codes :

  • only I

  • only II

  • I and III

  • I, III, IV

Which of the following aldohexoses give the same osazone derivative ?

  • I and IV

  • I and III

  • II and III

  • III and IV

Which of the following is a non–reducing sugar ?

(2)
(3)
(4)
  •   
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4

How many moles of acetic anhydride (Ac2O) is needed to react completely with tartaric acid, ribose, and glucose respectively?

  • 2,4, 5

  • 2, 3, 4

  • 4, 5, 6

  • 4, 5, 5

Glucose on reduction with Na/Hg and water gives-

  • Sorbitol

  • Fructose

  • Saccharic acid

  • Gluconic acid

What will be product when glycine, is heated–

(2)
(3)
(4)
  •   
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4


             O
             ll
NH2-CH-C-NH-CH2-CO2H
         l
       CH3

Identify the amino acid obtained by hydrolysis of the above compound :-

 

  • Glycine

  • Alanine

  • Both (1) and (2)

  • None of the above

At iso-electric point:

  • conc. of cation is equal to conc of anion

  • Net charge is zero.

  • Maximum conc. of di-polar ion (Zwitterion) will be present

  • All of the above

Which of the following amino acid has lowest iso-electric point?

  • Glycine

  • Alanine

  • Aspartic acid

  • Lysine

Find iso-electric point of given amino acid

        CH3CHCO2H           |         NH3pKa = 2.2              pKb = 4.4

  • 3.3

  • 5.9

  • 9.6

  • 11.8

Find an iso-electric point of the given amino acid

                O                 ||H - O-C -CH2 - CH2 -CH - CO2H    (pKa = 2)                                                     |                                                    NH3        (pKa = 4)                   ( pKa = 9)

  • 5.5

  • 6.5

  • 3

  • 5

H-CC-H H2SO4HgSO4A (2)H3O1NH3+HCN(B) Product (B) of given reaction is:

  • Glycine

  • Alanine

  • valine

  • Leucine

Which amino acid does not contain a chiral center?

  • Valine

  • Leucine

  • Glycine

  • Iso-leucine

Which of the following pair gives same phenyl osazone ?

  • D-Glucose and D-Allose

  • D-Glucose and D-Alfrose

  • D-Glucose and D-Mannose

  • D-Glucose and D-Talose

Among the three compounds shown below, two yield the same product on reaction with warm HNO3. The exception is:-

  • None of these

For the complex conversion of D-glucose into the corresponding osazone, the minimum number of equivalents of phenyl hydrazine required is :

  • two

  • three

  • four

  • five

Which one of the following compounds will form an osazone derivative ?

  • CH3CH2COCH2OH

  • CH3COCH2CH2OH

  • CH3CH2CHOHCH2OH

  • CH3CH2COCH2OCH3

The configuration of the chirality centers in D-threose (shown) are:

  • 2R, 3R

  • 2R, 3S

  • 2S, 3R

  • 2S, 3S 

Myoglobin is a

  • Catalyst for epoxidation reaction

  • Component in a photosynthetic system

  • Nitrogen fixation enzyme

  • Di-oxygen binding metalloprotein

Which of the following Fischer projection formula is same as D-Glyceraldehyde ?

  •  

  •  

  •  

  •  

Which reagent/s can be used to distinguish glucose and fructose?
(I) Bromine water (II) furfural test(III) Schiff’s reagent

  • (I), (II) and (III)

  • (II) and (III)

  • (I)  & (II)

  • Only (Ill)

Proteins mainly contain:

  • C, H, O and N

  • only C and H

  • C, H and O

  • N and H

In the human body, enzymes hydrolyse protein into:

  • a ketonic acid-like CH3COCOOH

  • a hydroxy acid like CH3CHOHCOOH

  • dicarboxylic acid-like HOOC—COOH

  • amino acid-like CH2NH2COOH

Which statement about protein is wrong?

  • Proteins occur in all living cells

  • Proteins invariably contain N, O, C and H

  • Proteins are synthesized by plant kingdom only

  • Proteins are also synthesized in laboratory

The main structural feature of protein is:

  • the ester linkage

  • the ether linkage

  • the peptide linkage

  • all of these

Proteins give ?

  • a violet colour with alkaline CuSO4 solution

  • form a purple colour on boiling with dilute ninhydrin solution

  • yellow colour on boiling with HNO3

  • all of the above

Which of the following is proteolytic enzyme?

  • Insulin

  • Diastase

  • Pepsin

  • Adenine

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