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This quiz is based on the various aspects of the structure of protein molecules and amino acids.

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1.

Which of the following is not an aromatic amino acid ?

  Serine

  Tyrosine

  Tryptophan

  Phenylalanine

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2.

Which of the following is not a type of protein secondary structure ?

  Turns

  third level folding to form small globules

  á-helix

  â-pleated sheet

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3.

The Quaternary structure of a protein is :

  its structure resulting from hydrogen bonds between the C=O and N-H groups of different amino acids.

  its structure resulting from the union of more than one protein molecule, called subunit proteins.

  its amino acid sequence

  its structure resulting from interactions between amino acid side chains.

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4.

Successive amino acids in the polypeptide chains that make up a protein are held together by :

  N-glycosidic bonds

  phosphodiester bonds

  peptide bonds

  interprotamine disulfide bonds

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5.

Which of the following amino acids is polar ?

  Isoleucine

  Leucine

  Histidine

  Valine

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6.

How many different amino acids are found in proteins ?

  20

  27

  infinite

  30

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7.

Infectious self-reproducing agents consisting only of protein, with no nucleic acids (hypothesized in 1982 by Nobel Laureate Stanley B. Prusiner) are called :

  Prions

  proteomes

  exteins

  proteinoids

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