© examsnet.com
Question : 21
Total: 26
(i) Write the structural difference between starch and cellulose.
(ii) What type of linkage is present in nucleic acids ?
(iii) Give one example each for fibrous protein and globular protein.
(ii) What type of linkage is present in nucleic acids ?
(iii) Give one example each for fibrous protein and globular protein.
Solution:
(i) In starch, the glucose monomersa are in alpha configuration while in cellulose, the glucose monomers are in beta configuration. Starch is a polymer consisting of amylose and amylopection while cellulose is a long chain compose only of β -D-glucose units.
(ii) Phosphodiester linkage between the5 ′ and 3 ′ atoms is present in Nucleic acids.
(iii) Example of fibrous protein - Collagen, keratin, myosin.
Example of globular protein - Insulin, haemoglobin, egg albumin
(ii) Phosphodiester linkage between the
(iii) Example of fibrous protein - Collagen, keratin, myosin.
Example of globular protein - Insulin, haemoglobin, egg albumin
© examsnet.com
Go to Question: