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Which of the following is not a derivative of cholesterol?

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Important Questions on Chemical Constituents of Living Cell

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Choose the CORRECT combination of statements given below related to cysteine residue in proteins.

i. Cysteine can be linked to tyrosine by S-O bond.

ii. Cysteine can be linked to another cysteine by S-S bond.

iii. Cysteine can complex with Zn2+.

iv. Cysteine can be linked to methionine by S-S bond
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Which one of the following pairs of molecules never forms a hydrogen bond between them?
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The activity of a certain protein is dependent on its phosphorylation. A mutation in its gene changed a single amino acid which affected the function of the molecule. Which amino acid change is most likely to account for this observation?
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Which one of the following statements is wrong?
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Which of the following amino acids is NOT involved in gluconeogenesis?
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Which of the following is the least likely to be involved in stabilizing the three-dimensional folding of most proteins?
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In a protein molecule various amino acids are linked together by:
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The Fischer presentation of D-glucose is given below

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The correct structure(s) of β-L- glucopyranose is(are)
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Which one of the following techniques is used for the detection of proteins?
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Following are the statements with reference to 'lipids'.
(a) Lipids having only single bonds are called unsaturated fatty acids.
(b) Lecithin is a phospholipid.
(c) Trihydroxy propane is glycerol.
(d) Palmitic acid has 20 carbon atoms including carboxyl carbon.
(e) Arachidonic acid has 16 carbon atoms.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below.

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Two tubes labelled 'P' and 'Q' contain foodstuff. Tube 'P' gave a positive test with Benedict's solution while tube 'Q' gave a positive test with nitric acid. Which of the following is correct?
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25000 Da protein contains a single binding site for a molecule (ligand), whose molecular weight is 2500 Da. Assuming high affinity and physiologically irreversible binding the amount of the ligand required to occupy all the binding sites in 10 mg protein will be:
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Match the following

(a) Inhibitor of catalytic activity (i) Ricin
(b) Possess peptide bonds (ii) Malonate
(c) Cell wall material in fungi (iii) Chitin
(d) Secondary metabolite (iv) Collagen

Choose the correct option from the following

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Identify the substances having glycosidic bond and peptide bond, respectively in their structure.
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How many different proteins consisting of 100 amino acids can be formed from 20 different amino acids?
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Match the following lists.
  List-I   List-II
(A) Glycerol (I) Phospholipid
(B) Aromatic amino acid (II) Lower melting point
(C) Lecithin (III) Trihydroxypropane
(D) Gingelly oil (IV) Tryptophan
The correct match is:
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Phospholipids are formed by the esterification of: