Saint Paul University - Manila

BIOCHEMISTRY
Midterm Exam
Name: Jemilene A. Macarandan
Yr/ section: BSP GC 4
I.

Multiple Choices: USE BLOCK CAPITALS. NO ERASURES .

___C____1. Lysine is classified as what type of amino acid?

A. neutral

B. acidic

C. basic

D. heterocyclic

____A___ 2. The only optically inactive amino acid.

A.

Glycine

B. Tryptophan

C) Leucine

D)

Alanine
____C___ 3. An essential amino acid.
A.

Proline

B. Cystine

C) Phenylalanine

D)

Tyrosine
___D____ 4. An imino acid
A. Glycine

B. Cysteine

C) Threonine

D. Proline

___A____ 5. A sulfur containing amino acid

A.

Methionine

B. Valine

C. Tryptohan

D.

Leucine
_______ 6. Elements characteristic of proteins
A. N

B. O

C. S D. C

___ B____ 7. Building blocks of protein

A.

nucleic acid

B. amino acid C. fatty acid

.monosaccharide
___C____ 8. Bond holding the amino acids in proteins
A) Hydrogen bond

B) Covalent bond

C) Peptide

bond D) Polar bond

___C____ 9. Dipolar form of amino acids
A.

Ionic

B. Anion

C. Zwitterion

D. Cation

_______ 10. Carbon attached to 4 different groups:

A)

Carbonyl carbon B) chiral carbon C) central

carbon D) terminal carbon

II.
A. Write the zwitterion form of alanine.

B. Given the following amino acid structure:

COOH

H2 N- C- H

CH3 C CH3

H
__________________________1. Give its name.
__________________________2. Is it acidic, basic or neutral? What is the basis
of your choice?

___________________________3. Is it aliphatic, aromatic or heterocyclic?

___________________________4. Is it optically active? Why or why not?

___________________________5. If there is a chiral C, identify using asterisk

___________________________6. Is it a D or an L- amino acid? What is the

basis of your choice?
___________________________7. Is it levorotatory or dextrorotatory?
___________________________8. Is it an essential amino acid?
C. Essential Fatty Acids
_____ Linoleic acid _______1.
_____ Linolenic acid ______2.
________________________3.

________________________4.
________________________5.
________________________6.
________________________7.
________________________8.
________________________9.