The number of disulphide linkages present in insulin are from Ch

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441.

The letter 'D' in D-glucose signifies

  • configuration at all chiral carbons

  • dextrorotatory

  • that it is a monosaccharide

  • configuration at a particular chiral carbon


442.

In alkaline medium, alanine exists predominantly as

  • anion

  • Zwitter ion

  • cation

  • Covalent form


443.

α-maltose consists of

  • one α-D-glucopyranose unit and one β-D-glucopyranose unit with 1-2 glycosidic linkage.

  • two α-D-glucopyranose units with 1-2 glycosidic linkage

  • two β-D-glucopyranose unit with 1-4 glycosidic linkage.

  • two α-D-glucopyranose units with 1-4 glycosidic linkage


444.

Which one of the following does not correctly match with each other?

  • Silk-polyamide

  • Lipase enzyme

  • Butter fat

  • oxytocin-enzyme


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445.

Glucose when reduced with HI and red phosphorus gives

  • n-hexane

  • n-heptane

  • n-pentane

  • n-octane


446.

Oils are liquids at room temperature since they contain higher percentage of

  • oleates

  • palmitates

  • stearates

  • myristates


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447.

The number of disulphide linkages present in insulin are

  • 4

  • 3

  • 2

  • 1


B.

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Insulin, a peptide hormone is composed of two peptide chains referred to as the A chain and P chain A and B chains are linked together by two disulphide bonds, and one addition disulphide linkage is formed within the A chain in most species the A chain consists of 21 amino acids and the a chain of 30 amino acids.

 


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448.

A given sample of milk turns sour at room temperature (27°C) in 5 h. In a refrigerator at - 3°C, it can be stored 10 times longer. The energy of activation for the souring of milk is

  • 2.303 × 5 R kJ mol-1

  • 2.303 × 3 R kJ mol-1

  • 2.303 × 2.7 R kJ mol-1

  • 2.303 × 10 R kJ mol-1


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449.

Sucrose is not a reducing sugar since

  • it contains no free aldehyde or keto group adjacent to, -CHOH group

  • it is built up of a fructose unit

  • it is optically active

  • it is chemically stable


450.

Dialysis can be used to separate

  • protein and starch

  • glucose and protein

  • glucose and NaCl

  • glucose and fructose


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