Proteins questions and answers.
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Q1. What are proteins?
Q2. How peptide bond is formed?
Q3. What is nature of peptide bond?
Q4. What is total number of amino acids found?
Q5. What are major functions of proteins?
- They are fundamental components of all enzymes and some of hormones.
- They are structural units of skin, bone & cytoskeleton.
- The dietry proteins are important energy sources of body.
- Immune defense system is composed of proteins.
Q6. What is composition of amino acids?
Q7. What is acid hydrolysis product of protein?
Q8. On what factors the type of protein depends?
Q9. Write down the type of proteins on the basis of structure?
- Primary
- Secondary
- Tertiary
- Quaternery
Q10. Give distinguishing features of each type of structure?
Q11. What are major classes of proteins on the basis of functions?
- Structural proteins (Collagen)
- Storage proteins (Ferritin)
- Contractile proteins (Myosin)
- Allyl Enzymes
- Protective proteins (Fibrinogen)
- Transport proteins (Haemoglobin)
- Growth hormones
- Toxins.
Q.12 What are derived proteins?
Q13. Write down at least two examples of oxygen-transporting proteins.
- Myoglobin
- Haemoglobin