ASSIGNMENT

BY
M HASSAN
1ST SEMESTER
ROLL NO. 47
SUBJECT: BIOCHEMISTRY
TO: SIR SADAM

DATED: 20 OFJUNE/2024
1 What is the end product of leucine metabolism?

1. Acetyl-CoA
2. Pyruvic acid
3. Oxaloacetic acid
4. Acetyl carnitine

2.What is the heaviest of the twenty amino acids?

1. Phenylalanine
2. Tryptophan
3. Tyrosine
4. Histidine

3 Molecules that bear charged groups of opposite polarity are known as

1. zwitterions
2. ambions
3. ion conversion
4. amphions

4 What is the product of the catabolic breakdown of Arginine?

1. Alpha-ketoglutarate
2. Fumarate
3. Oxaloacetate
4. Succinate

5 Which pair of amino acids absorbs the most UV light at 280 nm?

1. Threonine & Histaidine

2. Tryptophan & Tyrosine
3. Cysteine & Asparagine
4. Phenylalanine & Proline

6 Which of the following is a nonstandard amino acid?

1. Cysteine
 2. Isoleucine
3. Hydroxyproline
4. Histidine

7 Which of the following is an essential amino acid?

1. Tryptophan
2. Methionine
3. Lysine
4. All of these

8 Which of the following amino acid is known as half-cystine residue?

1. Cysteine
2. Isoleucine
3. Valine
4. Histidine

9 Which of the following is not an essential amino acid?

1. Aspartic acid
2. Glutamic acid
3. Glycine
4. All of these

10 Which of the following is not a sensible grouping of amino acids based on their polarity
properties?

1. Ala, Leu, and Val

2. Arg, His, and Lys
3. Phe, Trp, and Tyr
4. Asp, Ile, and Pro

11 What is the product of the catabolic breakdown of Alanine?

 1. Fumarate
2. Oxaloacetate
3. Pyruvate
4. Malate

9. The naturally occurring proteins consist of

(a) D-amino acids

(b) L-amino acids

(c) both (a) and (b)

(d) none of these

REFERENCE
Structure and Properties of Amino Acids Section 1 - Biochemistry Questions and Answers Page 5
(indiabix.com)