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Amino Acids and Proteins Quiz | Amino Acids and Proteins Objective Type Questions & Answers

(21) Number of chiral centers in isoleucine is
[A] 1
[B] 2
[C] 3
[D] 4
Answer: 2
(22) An amino acid that yields acetoacetyl CoA during the catabolism of its carbon skeleton will be considered
[A] Glycogenic
[B] Ketogenic
[C] Both glycogenic and ketogenic
[D] Essential
Answer: Ketogenic

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(23) Which among the following is both glucogenic and ketogenic?
[A] Isoleucine
[B] Leucine
[C] Lysine
[D] Histidine
Answer: Isoleucine
(24) Which of the following is an imino acid?
[A] Alanine
[B] Glycine
[C] Proline
[D] Serine
Answer: Proline
(25) Which of the following is an essential amino acid?
[A] Cysteine
[B] Asparagine
[C] Glutamine
[D] Phenylalanine
Answer: Phenylalanine
(26) Which among the following is a non-essential amino acid?
[A] Serine
[B] Threonine
[C] Lysine
[D] Histidine
Answer: Serine
(27) Which of the following is a true statement?
[A] Tryptophan and tyrosine are significantly more polar than phenylalanine
[B] Leucine is commonly used as an ingredient in the buffers of SDS page
[C] Aspartate is an essential amino acid
[D] Lysine is a non-essential amino acid
Answer: Tryptophan and tyrosine are significantly more polar than phenylalanine
(28) If pK1 = 2.34 and pK2 = 9.60, then the isoelectric point pI is
[A] 5.87
[B] 5.97
[C] 3.67
[D] 11.94
Answer: 5.97
(29) The two amino acids having R groups with a negative net charge at pH 7.0 are
[A] Aspartate and glutamate
[B] Arginine and histidine
[C] Cysteine and methionine
[D] Proline and valine
Answer: Aspartate and glutamate
(30) Identify the amino acids containing nonpolar, aliphatic R groups
[A] Phenylalanine, tyrosine, and tryptophan
[B] Glycine, alanine, leucine
[C] Lysine, arginine, histidine
[D] Serine, threonine, cysteine
Answer: Glycine, alanine, leucine
31 Among the 20 standard proteins coding amino acids, which one is least occurs in proteins?
[A] Glycine
[B] Alanine
[C] Tryptophan
[D] Methionine
Answer: Tryptophan
32 What is the molecular weight of Glycine?
[A] 75 g•mol−1
[B] 80 g•mol−1
[C] 90 g•mol−1
[D] 95 g•mol−1
Answer: 75 g•mol−1
33 Which of the following is not an essential amino acid?
[A] Proline
[B] Histidine
[C] Leucine
[D] Methionine
Answer: Proline
34 Histones are rich in__________.
[A] Lysine
[B] Arginine
[C] Histidine
[D] Lysine and Arginine
Answer: Lysine and Arginine
35 Which of the following is an example for a bio-plastic?
[A] Polyaspartate
[B] Polyglutamate
[C] Poly-L-lysine
[D] All of these
Answer: Polyaspartate
36 Bacteria prefer to use the codon CGA instead of AGA to code for Arginine. This is an example for _____.
[A] Second genetic code
[B] Nullomers
[C] Transcriptional decoding
[D] Allomers
Answer: Nullomers
37 Which amino acid act as the precursor of nucleotide biosynthesis?
[A] Aspartate
[B] Glycine
[C] Glutamine
[D] All of these
Answer: All of these
38 Which of the following amino acid act as excitatory neurotransmitter?
[A] Glutamate
[B] Aspartate
[C] Cysteine
[D] All of these
Answer: All of these

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