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  • Question
  • The isoelectric point of an amino acid is defined as the pH


  • Options
  • A. where the molecule carries no electric charge
  • B. where the carboxyl group is uncharged
  • C. where the amino group is uncharged
  • D. of maximum electrolytic mobility

  • Correct Answer
  • where the molecule carries no electric charge 


  • Structure and Properties of Amino Acids problems


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    • 1. Coomassie Blue stains the proteins by reacting with

    • Options
    • A. arginine residues
    • B. free c-termini
    • C. peptide bonds
    • D. aromatic ring
    • Discuss
    • 2. Which of the following is a nonstandard amino acid?

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    • A. Cysteine
    • B. Isoleucine
    • C. Hydroxyproline
    • D. Histidine
    • Discuss
    • 3. Which of the following amino acids can form hydrogen bonds with their side (R) groups?

    • Options
    • A. Asparagine
    • B. Aspartic acid
    • C. Glutamine
    • D. All of these
    • Discuss
    • 4. Molecules that bear charged groups of opposite polarity are known as

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    • A. zwitterions
    • B. ambions
    • C. ion conversion
    • D. amphions
    • Discuss
    • 5. Which of the following is not an essential amino acid?

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    • A. Aspartic acid
    • B. Glutamic acid
    • C. Glycine
    • D. All of these
    • Discuss
    • 6. The sequence of letters 'WYQN' will represent

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    • A. Tryptophan, tyrosine, glutamic acid, asparagine
    • B. Tryptophan, tyrosine, glutamine, asparagine
    • C. Tryptophan, glutamine, tryptophan, asparagine
    • D. Glutamine, tyrosine, tryptophan, aspartic acid
    • Discuss
    • 7. Which of the following is an essential amino acid?

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    • A. Tryptophan
    • B. Methionine
    • C. Lysine
    • D. All of these
    • Discuss
    • 8. Protein fluorescence arises primarily from which residue?

    • Options
    • A. Arginine
    • B. Tryptophan
    • C. Tyrosine
    • D. Phenylalanine
    • Discuss
    • 9. D-Alanine and L-Alanine are technically known as

    • Options
    • A. anomers
    • B. enantiomers
    • C. epimers
    • D. polymer
    • Discuss
    • 10. Which of the following is not the hydrophobic and aromatic amino acid?

    • Options
    • A. Phenylalanine
    • B. Tyrosine
    • C. Tryptophan
    • D. None of these
    • Discuss


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