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What are polypeptides and proteins ?

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Polypeptides are the compounds formed by the condensation of large number of amino acids through peptide bond are called polypeptides. Polypeptides having molecular mass more than ten thousand are called proteins.
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  • Proteins are

    A
    polypeptides with low molecular weights
    B
    polypeptides with high molecular weights
    C
    polymers of amides
    D
    polymers of secondary amines

  • What is monomer of polypeptide?

    A
    glucose
    B
    amino acid
    C
    nucleotide
    D
    nucleoside

  • The two polypeptide chains present in insulin contain the following number of amino acids

    A
    21,30
    B
    25,16
    C
    18,12
    D
    20,21

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