1. | Palmitic acid has 16 carbons including carboxyl carbon. |
2. | Lipids are not polymers but they are assembled from smaller molecules by dehydration. |
3. | Arachidonic acid has 20 carbon atoms including carboxyl carbon. |
4. | Lecithin is an example of phospholipid found in neural tissues but absent in cell membrane. |
1. | Oils generally have lower melting point than fats. |
2. | Percentage of total cellular mass of carbohydrates is higher than that of nucleic acids. |
3. | Relative abundance of carbon and hydrogen with respect to other elements is higher in any living organism than in the earth’s crust. |
4. | Abrin and ricin are toxins. |
1. | The pitch would be 34 Å |
2. | The strand turns 36° at each step of ascent |
3. | The rise per base pair is 3.6 Å |
4. | One full turn of helical strand involves 10 base pairs |
Column I | Column II | ||
a. | Phosphate and hydroxyl group of sugar in a nucleotide | (i) | Peptide bond |
b. | Polymer of amino acids | (ii) | Glycosidic bond |
c. | Polysaccharides | (iii) | Hydrogen bond |
d. | Adenine and thymine in a DNA | (iv) | Ester bond |
Statement A: | Enzyme-substrate complex produced during a catalysed reaction is highly reactive. |
Statement B: | This complex dissociates into its product and changed enzyme with an intermediate formation of enzyme-product complex. |
1. | Both statements A and B are correct |
2. | Both statements A and B are incorrect |
3. | Only statement A is correct |
4. | Only statement A is incorrect |
1. | Enzymes are denatured at high temperatures |
2. | Enzymes are mostly proteins but some are lipids also |
3. | Enzymes are highly specific. |
4. | Enzymes require optimum pH and temperature for maximum activity. |
1. | primary structure of a protein |
2. | secondary structure of a protein |
3. | tertiary structure of a protein |
4. | quaternary structure of a protein |