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Glycogen is a branched-chain polymer of α-D-glucose units in which the 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
__________.
Option (ii) is the answer.
Which of the following polymer is stored in the liver of animals?
Option (iv) is the answer.
Sucrose (cane sugar) is a disaccharide. One molecule of sucrose on hydrolysis
gives _________.
(i) 2 molecules of glucose
(ii) 2 molecules of glucose + 1 molecule of fructose
(iii) 1 molecule of glucose + 1 molecule of fructose
(iv) 2 molecules of fructose
Option (iii) is the answer.
Which of the following pairs represents anomers?
Option (C) is the answer.
Proteins are found to have two different types of secondary structures viz.
α-helix and β-pleated sheet structure. α-helix structure of the protein is stabilised
by :
(i) Peptide bonds
(ii) van der Waals forces
(iii) Hydrogen bonds
(iv) Dipole-dipole interactions
Option ( iii) is the answer.
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?
Option (B) is the answer.
Which of the following acids is a vitamin?
Option (ii) is the answer.
Dinucleotide is obtained by joining two nucleotides together by phosphodiester
linkage. Between which carbon atoms of pentose sugars of nucleotides are
Are these linkages present?
Option (i) is the answer.
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Nucleic acids are the polymers of ______________.
(i) Nucleosides
(ii) Nucleotides
(iii) Bases
(iv) Sugars
Option (ii) is the answer.
Which of the following statements is not true about glucose?
Option (iii) is the answer.