Biomolecules

Glycogen is a branched-chain polymer of α-D-glucose units in which chain is formed by C1—C4 glycosidic linkage whereas branching occurs by the formation of C1-C6 glycosidic linkage. Structure of glycogen is similar to __________.
(i) Amylose
(ii) Amylopectin
(iii) Cellulose
(iv) Glucose

Option (ii) is the answer. Glycogen has a similar structure to amylopeptin. It's an a-D glucose unit branched chain polymer with C1-C4 glycosidic linkage for chain formation and C1-C6 glycosidic...

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Proteins are found to have two different types of secondary structures viz. α-helix and β-pleated sheet structure. α-helix structure of the protein is stabilised by : (i) Peptide bonds (ii) van der Waals forces (iii) Hydrogen bonds (iv) Dipole-dipole interactions

Option ( iii) is the answer. Hydrogen bonding help to keep the -helix structure of proteins stable. By twisting into a right-handed helix and hydrogen bonding the -NH group of each amino acid...

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Which of the following reactions of glucose can be explained only by its cyclic structure?
(i) Glucose forms pentaacetate.
(ii) Glucose reacts with hydroxylamine to form an oxime.
(iii) Pentaacetate of glucose does not react with hydroxylamine.
(iv) Glucose is oxidised by nitric acid to gluconic acid

Option (iii) is the answer. The absence of a free -CHO group is indicated by the fact that glucose pentaacetate does not react with hydroxylamine. Only the cyclic nature of glucose may explain this...

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Structure of a disaccharide formed by glucose and fructose is given below. Identify anomeric carbon atoms in monosaccharide units.
(i) ‘a’ carbon of glucose and ‘a’ carbon of fructose.
(ii) ‘a’ carbon of glucose and ‘e’ carbon of fructose.
(iii) ‘a’ carbon of glucose and ‘b’ carbon of fructose.
(iv) ‘f’ carbon of glucose and ‘f ’ carbon of fructose.

Option (iii) is the answer. Anomeric carbon is carbon that is next to an oxygen atom in the cyclic structure of glucose or fructose. 'a' and 'b' are next to the oxygen atom, as illustrated in the...

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Three structures are given below in which two glucose units are linked. Which of these linkages between glucose, units are between C1 and C4 and which linkages are between C1 and C6?
(i) (A) is between C1 and C4, (B) and (C) is between C1 and C6
(ii) (A) and (B) are between C1 and C4, (C) is between C1 and C6
(iii) (A) and (C) is between C1 and C4, (B) is between C1 and C6
(iv) (A) and (C) is between C1 and C6, (B) is between C1 and C4

Option (iii) is the answer (A) and (C) are in the Cl-C4 range, while (B) is in the Cl-C6 range.

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In nucleoside, a base is attached at 1C position of the sugar moiety. A nucleotide is formed by linking the phosphoric acid unit to the sugar unit of a nucleoside. At which position of sugar unit is the phosphoric acid linked in a nucleoside to give a nucleotide?

When a nitrogenous base is connected to the 1' position of a five-carbon sugar, a nucleoside is produced. The 5' carbon of the sugar in a nucleoside molecule is bonded to the 5' carbon of the sugar...

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The letters ‘D’ or ‘L’ before the name of a stereoisomer of a compound indicates the correlation of configuration of that particular stereoisomer. This refers to their relationship with one of the isomers of glyceraldehyde. Predict whether the following compound has ‘D’ or ‘L’ configuration.

On the left side of the C5 carbon atom, the –OH group is connected. As a result, the provided compound is in the 'L' configuration.

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Protein found in a biological system with a unique three-dimensional structure and biological activity is called a native protein. When a protein in its native form, is subjected to a physical change like change in temperature or a chemical change like change in pH, denaturation of protein takes place. Explain the cause.

Hydrogen bonds and other intermolecular interactions connect the amino acid residues in proteins. The hydrogen bonds are disrupted when a physical or chemical change occurs, and the native protein...

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