How well do you understand chemical processes occurring in living matter? Test your knowledge of biochemistry with these questions and answers.
Which pair of amino acids absorbs the most UV light at 280 nm?
Threonine & Histidine
Trp & Tyrosine
Cystein & Asparagine
Phenylalnine & Proline
Correct answer is B
No explanation has been provided for this answer.
What is the average mass of an amino acid residue in a polypeptide?
110 daltons
118 daltons
80 daltons
150 daltons
Correct answer is A
No explanation has been provided for this answer.
D-Alanine and L-Alanine are technically known as
anomers
enantiomers
epimers
polymer
Correct answer is B
No explanation has been provided for this answer.
An essential amino acid is one that
is essentially easy to synthesize
is essential to flagella motion
the body cannot synthesize
the body can synthesize under essential conditions
Correct answer is C
No explanation has been provided for this answer.
What is the product of the catabolic breakdown of Arginine?
Alpha-ketoglutarate
Fumarate
Oxaloacetate
Succinate
Correct answer is A
No explanation has been provided for this answer.
Molecules that bear charged groups of opposite polarity are known as
zwitterions
ambions
ion conversion
amphions
Correct answer is A
No explanation has been provided for this answer.
The isoelectric point of an amino acid is defined as the pH
where the molecule carries no electric charge
where the carboxyl group is uncharged
where the amino group is uncharged
of maximum electrolytic mobility
Correct answer is A
No explanation has been provided for this answer.
Which of the following amino acids can form hydrogen bonds with their side (R) groups?
Asparagine
Aspartic acid
Glutamine
All of these
Correct answer is D
No explanation has been provided for this answer.
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