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Name the sialic acid, mostly found in the structure of glycoproteins and glycolipids
Biochemistry Pharmacist Competitive Exams
Q. Name the sialic acid, mostly found in the structure of glycoproteins and glycolipids
Ans → N- Acetylneuraminic 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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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 → granulation
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Ans → paracrine function
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Ans → electrophilic substitution
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Ans → Hartnup’s disease
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Ans → Enteropeptidase
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Ans → horizontal gene transfer
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Ans → meningoencephalitis
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Ans → UDP-glucose , CDP- acylglycerol , S Adenosylmethionine
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Ans → molecular formula
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Ans → leukotrienes
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Ans → Phosphorus
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Ans → sawhorse projection
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Ans → Tryptophan
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Ans → memory B cell
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Ans → Glutathione
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Ans → appertization
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Ans → racemic mixture
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Ans → Glutamine and aspartate
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Q. Name the term that refers to a nonpolar molecule or portion of a molecule not capable of strong attraction to water molecules
Ans → hydrophobic
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