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What are the differences between homopolysaccharides and heteropolysaccharides? Give one example of each.

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Carbohydrates which on hydrolysis give four molecules of the same or different monosaccharides are called tetrasaccharides. For example, stachrose on hydrolysis gives one molecule of glucose, one molecule of fructose and two molecules of galactose.
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ICSE-BIOMOLECULES-EXERCISE (PART-II)(DESCRIPTIVE QUESTIONS)(VERY SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS)
  1. What is the main structural feature characterising reducing sugars?

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  2. What is meant by oligosaccharides and polysaccharides?

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  3. What are the differences between homopolysaccharides and heteropolysac...

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  4. Name the molecule which provides energy for all the activities in a ce...

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  5. Write down the structure of sugar present in DNA.

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  6. What is mutarotation ?

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  7. What are zwitterions ?

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  8. Sketch the zwitterion form of glycine (aminoacetic acid).

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  9. What is a peptide bond?

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  10. What is the importance of amino acids to us?

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  11. Differentiate between fibrous proteins and globular proteins. What is ...

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  12. Give one example of a denaured protein.

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  13. What is a prosthetic group ?

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  14. What is an amino acid ? What does it form on polymerization?

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  15. What are essential amino acids ? Name any one of them? What happens wh...

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  16. Glycine exists as H3N^(+)CH(2)COO^(-) while anthra-nilic acid, p-NH2-C...

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  17. What is a polypeptide? Give one example.

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  18. Name the linkage formed whenc-amino acids join to form a protein.

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  19. Name the bonding inc-helix structure of protein.

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  20. How many naturally occuring amino acids are found in proteins? What do...

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