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The glycosaminoglycan that serves as a lubricant and shock absorbant of joints
Biochemistry Pharmacist Competitive Exams
Q. The glycosaminoglycan that serves as a lubricant and shock absorbant of joints
Ans → Hyaluronic acid
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This question is taken from the test/quiz post: Biochemistry Important one liner Questions on carbohydrates - attemp/practice
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Q. If two monosaccharides differ in configuration around a single carbon atom, they are known as
Ans → Epimers
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Q. The carbohydrate that is taken as a reference for writing the configuration of others
Ans → Glyceraldehydes
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Q. The glycosidic bonds at the branching points in the structure of starch are
Ans → 1,6- glycosidic bond
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Q. The glycosaminoglycan that serves as a lubricant and shock absorbant of joints
Ans → Hyaluronic acid
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Q. Name the sialic acid, mostly found in the structure of glycoproteins and glycolipids
Ans → N- Acetylneuraminic acid
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Q. Carbohydrates are the polyhydroxyaldehydes or ketones, or compounds which produce them on
Ans → Hydrolysis
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Q. The major dietary energy sources, besides their involvement in cell structure and various other functions is
Ans → Carbohydrates
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Q. The polymers of monosaccharides or their derivatives, held together by glycosidic bonds
Ans → Polysaccharide
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Ans → immunofiltration
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Q. Under physiological condition, the DNA structure is predominantly in the form
Ans → β-Form
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Q. A functional group consisting of an internal carbonyl group (C=O) bonded to two other carbon atoms
Ans → Ketones
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Ans → element
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Ans → high-energy phosphate bond
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Ans → Ampipathic
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Ans → racemic mixture
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Ans → Denaturation
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Ans → Ornithine decarboxylase
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Ans → granzymes
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Ans → N- Acetylneuraminic acid
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Ans → Graves disease
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Ans → Phosphatidylinositol
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Ans → lyophilization
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Ans → memory
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Ans → obligate intracellular pathogen
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Ans → dihedral angle
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Ans → granulocytes
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Ans → chain reaction
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Ans → critical moisture content
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Ans → Gram stain procedure
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Ans → decomposition
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Ans → Uroporphyrinogen synthase I
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Ans → native structure
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