Glycogen is a branched-chain polymer of -D glucose units in which chain is formed by C1 - C4 glycosidic linkage whereas branching occurs by the formation of C1 - C6 glycosidic linkage. The structure of glycogen is similar to:
1. Amylose
2. Amylopectin
3. Cellulose
4. Glucose
Which of the following polymer is stored in the liver of animals?
1. Amylose
2. Cellulose
3. Amylopectin
4. Glycogen
Sucrose (cane sugar) is a disaccharide. One molecule of sucrose on
hydrolysis gives ............
1. 2 molecules of glucose
2. 2 molecules of glucose + 1 molecule of fructose
3. 1 molecule of glucose +1 molecule of fructose
4. 2 molecules of fructose
An anomer is represented by:
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Proteins are found to have two different types of secondary structures via -helix and -pleated sheet structure. The -helix structure of a protein is stabilized by-
1. Peptide bonds
2. Van der waals forces
3. Hydrogen bonds
4. Dipole-dipole interactions
In disaccharides, if the reducing groups of monosaccharides, i.e., aldehydic or ketonic groups are bonded, these are non-reducing sugars. Which of the following disaccharide is a non-reducing sugar?
1.
2.
3.
4.
Which of the following acids is a vitamin?
1. Aspartic and
2. Ascorbic acid
3. Adipic acid
4. Saccharic acid
Carbon atoms of pentose sugars of nucleotides having phosphodiester linkage are -
1. 5' and 3'
2. 2' and 5'
3. 5' and 5'
4. '3 and 3'
Nucleic acids are the polymers of :
1. Nucleosides
2. Nucleotides
3. Bases
4. Sugars
The incorrect statement among the following regarding glucose is -
1. | It is an aldohexose. |
2. | n-Hexane is formed when glucose is heating with HI. |
3. | It is present in furanose form. |
4. | It does not give 2, 4- DNP test. |