Option (i) is the answer. Between the pentose sugars of nucleotides, there are 5′ and 3′ connections.
Nucleic acids are the polymers of ______________. (i) Nucleosides (ii) Nucleotides (iii) Bases (iv) Sugars
Option (ii) is the answer. Nucleic acids are nucleotide polymers connected together by phosphodiester linkage.
Which of the following B group vitamins can be stored in our body? (i) Vitamin B1 (ii) Vitamin B2 (iii) Vitamin B6 (iv) Vitamin B12
Option (iv) is the answer. Because vitamin B12 is water insoluble, it can be stored in the body.
Carbohydrates are classified on the basis of their behaviour on hydrolysis and also as reducing or non-reducing sugar. Sucrose is a __________. (i) monosaccharide (ii) disaccharide (iii) reducing sugar (iv) non-reducing sugar
Option (ii) and (iv) are the answers. Sucrose is a non-reducing sugar and a disaccharide.
Monosaccharides contain carbonyl group hence are classified, as aldose or ketose. The number of carbon atoms present in the monosaccharide molecule is also considered for classification. In which class of monosaccharide will you place fructose?
Carbonyl groups can be found in monosaccharides. As a result, they're categorised as either aldose or ketose. Aldose refers to monosaccharides that contain an aldehyde group. Ketose refers to...
Aldopentoses named as ribose and 2-deoxyribose are found in nucleic acids. What is their relative configuration?
D-configuration is the configuration of both aldopentoses. -D-ribose is ribose, while -D-2-deoxyribose is 2-deoxyribose.
Structures of glycine and alanine are given below. Show the peptide linkage in glycylalanine.
Glycylalanine is formed when the hydroxyl group of glycine is bonded to the amine group of alanine via a peptide (-CONH) linkage.
The activation energy for the acid catalysed hydrolysis of sucrose is 6.22 kJ mol–1, while the activation energy is only 2.15 kJ mol–1 when hydrolysis is catalyzed by the enzyme sucrase. Explain.
Biocatalysts are enzymes. By providing an alternative approach, they lower the magnitude of activation energy. The enzyme sucrase lowers the activation energy of sucrose hydrolysis from 6.22 kJ...
How are vitamins classified? Name the vitamin responsible for the coagulation of blood.
Vitamins are divided into two categories based on their solubility in water or fat. (a) Water-Soluble Vitamins: This category includes vitamins that are water-soluble. B vitamins (B1,B2, B12 etc.)...
What type of bonding helps in stabilizing the α-helix structure of proteins?
The H-bonds formed between the -NH group of each amino acid residue and the -OH group of the adjacent turns of the α-helix aid in helix stabilization.
Enumerate the reactions of D-glucose which cannot be explained by its open-chain structure.
(i) The glucose pentaacetate does not react with hydroxylamine. This demonstrates that glucose does not include a free -CHO group. (ii) Aldehydes produce hydrogen sulfite as a byproduct by giving...
What happens when D-glucose is treated with the following reagents? (i)HI (ii) Bromine water (iii)HNO3
(i) When D-glucose is heated with HI for a long time, n-hexane is produced. (ii) D-glucose is converted to D-gluconic acid when it is treated with Bromine water. (iii) After being treated with HNO3,...
What is the basic structural difference between starch and cellulose?
Starch consists of amylopectin and amylose subunits. Amylose has a long linear chain of alpha – D (+)glucose units linked together by a C1-C4 glycosidic bond (alpha -link). Figure :- Amylose While...
What are the hydrolysis products of (i) sucrose and (ii) lactose?
(i) One molecule of α-D glucose and one molecule of β-D fructose are produced when sucrose is hydrolyzed. (b) When lactose is hydrolyzed, it produces beta-D-galactose and beta-D-glucose
What is glycogen? How is it different from starch?
Glycogen, commonly known as animal starch, is a type of carbohydrate found solely in animals. It is made up of polysaccharides. Glycogen and starch are the two primary sources of glucose in humans....
Classify the following into monosaccharides and disaccharides. Ribose, 2-deoxyribose, maltose, galactose, fructose and lactose
2-deoxyribose, galactose, ribose, and fructose are monosaccharides. Lactose and maltose are two disaccharides.