Aminoacids-ehab10f

*1.Aminoacids are*

 a) building blocks of carbohydrates

b) building blocks of nucleic acids

 c) building blocks of lipids

d) building blocks of proteins

*2. Amino acids has*

 a) both amino group and carboxyl group

b) both amino group and keto group

c) amino group only

d) carboxyl group only

*3. The simplest amino acid is*

a) Proline

b) methionine

c) glycine

d) serine

*4. Which of the following amino acid is alpha-helix terminator

a) tryptophan

b) phenyl alnine

c) tyrosine

d) proline

*5. The first amino acid in a polypeptide chain is*

 a) Serine

b) Valine

c) Alanine

d) Methionine

*6. Which of the following amino acid has buffering capacity*

 a) Tryptophan

b) cysteine

c) histidine

d) arginine

*7. Which of the following is an imino acid*

a) serene

b) threonine

c) valine

d) proline

*8. The naturally occurring form of amino acid in proteins

* a) L-amino acids only

b) D-amino acids only

c) both L and D amino acids

d) none of these

*9. Sulphur containing amino acids are*

a) Cysteine and methionine

b) Methionine and threonine

c) Cysteine and threonine

d) Cysteine and serine

 *10. Aromatic amino acids include*

a) Phenylalanine, tyrosine and tryptophan

b) Phenylalanine, serine and tryptophan

c) Threonine, tyrosine and tryptophan

d) Asparagine, tyrosine and tryptophan

*11. Positively charged basic amino acids are*

 a) Lysine and arginine

 b) Lysine and asparagine

c) Glutamine and arginine

d) Lysine and glutamine

*12. Acidic amino acids include*

a) Arginine and glutamate

b) Aspartate and asparagine

c) Aspartate and lysine

d) Aspartate and glutamate

*13. Amino acids with hydroxyl groups are*

 a) serine and alanine

b) Alanine and valine

c) serine and threonine

d) Valine and isoleucine

*14. Absorbance at 280nm exhibited by protein is due to *

a) aliphatic amino acids

b) all amino acids

c) Non-polar amino acids

d) aromatic amino acids

* * *Answers* *

1-d*

*2-a*

*3-c*

 *4-d*

 *5-d*

 *6-c*

 *7-d*

*8-a*

 *9-a*

*10-a*

 *11-a*

 *12-d*

*13-c*

 *14-d* 

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