Gen BCM

Question 1

All proteins are animo acids except proline. True or False

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Amino acids are classified into how many

Answer 2

Four amino acids

Question 3

Amino acids are composed of 4 groups. List them

Answer 3

Carboxylic
Hydrogen atom
Amine group
Side chain

Question 4

Proline is what type of acid

Answer 4

Imino acid

Question 5

All these are examples of non polar amino acids except; Proline, Valine, Isoleucine, Histidine

Answer 5

Histidine

Question 6

Excess reaction to histamine causes what symptoms

Answer 6

Symptoms of asthma

Question 7

Amino acids can never exist as an uncharged compound. True or false

Answer 7

True

Question 8

Amino acids occuring naturally in cells but do not participate in peptide synthesis are called

Answer 8

Non standard amino acids

Question 9

Glutathione is produced in what part of the human body😉

Answer 9

The liver.

Question 10

One of these is a good additive; Glutathione, Tryptophan, Betaine, Methionine

Answer 10

Betaine

Question 11

An amino acid capable of having a positive and negative charges

Answer 11

Zwitterion

Question 12

A valuable flavouring amino acid agent is

Answer 12

Sodium glutamate

Question 13

Most of the naturally occuring amino acids are in what? L- amino acids or D-amino acids

Answer 13

L-amino acids

Question 14

Another name for 6-amino purine is known as

Answer 14

Adenine

Question 15

An important Pentose sugar is

Answer 15

Ribose

Question 16

A Nucleoside is

Answer 16

Base + sugar

Question 17

A Nucleotide is composed of

Answer 17

Base + sugar + phosphate group

Question 18

All but one are examples of Pyrimidine.
Uracil
Xanthine
Cytosine
Thymine

Answer 18

Xanthine

Question 19

Protein is converted to carbohydrate through what amino acid

Answer 19

Glycogenic amino acid

Question 20

cAMP means

Answer 20

Cyclic Adenomonophosphate

Question 21

The non protein part of an enzyme is called

Answer 21

Cofactor