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Amino Acids MCQs | Amino Acids Multiple Choice Questions(MCQs) & Answers

(1) 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
(2) Which of the following is an essential amino acid?
[A] Cysteine
[B] Asparagine
[C] Glutamine
[D] Phenylalanine
Answer: Asparagine

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(3) Which of the following amino acid is sweet in taste?
[A] Glycine
[B] Alanine
[C] Glutamic acid
[D] None of these
Answer: Glycine
(4) Which of the following amino acid will be absent in α (alpha) helix structure of protein?
[A] Glycine
[B] Galine
[C] Glutamic acid
[D] Proline
Answer: Proline
(5) Carnosine is a dipeptide of histidine and _____.
[A] β-histidine
[B] β-alanine
[C] β-lysine
[D] α-lysine
Answer: β-alanine
(6) Amino acid selenocysteine is coded by_______.
[A] UAA
[B] UAG
[C] UGA
[D] AUG
Answer: UGA
(7) 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
(8) Amino acids are
[A] building blocks of carbohydrates
[B] building blocks of nucleic acids
[C] building blocks of lipids
[D] building blocks of proteins
Answer: building blocks of proteins
(9) Which of the following amino acid is a ‘α-helix terminator’
[A] tryptophan
[B] phenyl alnine
[C] tyrosine
[D] proline
Answer: proline
(10) Which of the following amino acid has buffering capacity
[A] Tryptophan
[B] Cysteine
[C] Histidine
[D] Arginine
Answer: Histidine
(11) 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
Answer: L-amino acids only
(12) Sulphur containing amino acids are
[A] Cysteine and methionine
[B] Methionine and threonine
[C] Cysteine and threonine
[D] Cysteine and serine
Answer: Cysteine and methionine
(13) Amino acids with hydroxyl groups are
[A] Serine And Alanine
[B] Alanine And Valine
[C] Serine And Threonine
[D] Valine And Isoleucine
Answer: Serine And Threonine
(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
Answer: Aromatic Amino Acids
(15) Glycine and proline are the most abundant amino acids in the structure of-
[A] Hemoglobin
[B] Myoglobin
[C] Insulin
[D] Collagen
Answer: Collagen
(16) Some proteins contain additional amino acids that arise by modification of an amino acid already present in a peptide, examples include-
[A] 4 -hydroxy proline
[B] 5- hydroxy Lysine
[C] Gamma Amino Butyric Acid
[D] All of the above
Answer: All of the above
(17) Which out of the following amino acids carries a net positive charge at the physiological p H ?
[A] Valine
[B] Leucine
[C] Isoleucine
[D] None of the followings
Answer: None of the followings
(18) All of the following amino acids are both glucogenic as well as ketogenic except
[A] Isoleucine
[B] Leucine
[C] Tyrosine
[D] Phenyl alanine
Answer: Leucine
(19) The greatest buffering capacity at physiological p H would be provided by a protein rich in which of the following amino acids?
[A] Serine
[B] Cysteine
[C] Alanine
[D] Histidine
Answer: Histidine
(20) Which out of the followings is not a fibrous protein?
[A] Carbonic anhydrase
[B] Collagen
[C] Fibrinogen
[D] Keratin
Answer: Carbonic anhydrase

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