BIOMOLECULES

Total No.of questions in BIOMOLECULES are -

Level # 1 .................................................................................... 30
Level # 2 ........................................ ......................................... 30
Level # 3 ........................................ ......................................... 40
Level # 4 ........................................ ......................................... 21

Total No. of questions ............................................................ 121

 LEVEL # 1
Question Question
based on Carbohydrates based on Proteins

Q.1. Which of the following monosaccharides is Q.9 Secondary structure of proteins refers to-
a pentose- (A) Mainly denatured proteins and structure
(A) Glucose (B) Fructose of prosthetic group
(C) Ribose (D) Galactose (B) Three dimensional structure specially the
bond between amino acid residues that
Q.2 Ring structure of glucose is due to formation are distant from each other in polypep-
of hemiacetal and ring formation between- tide chain
(A) C1 and C5 (B) C1 and C4 (C) Linear sequence of amino acid residue in
(C) C1 and C3 (D) C2 and C4 the polypeptide chain
(D) Regular folding patterns of continuous por-
tion of the polypeptide chain
Q.3 Glucose is-
(A) Monosaccharide (B) Disaccharide Q.10 A pigment protein in animals is-
(C) Trisaccharide (D) Polysaccharide (A) ChlorophyII (B) Insulin
(C) Keratin (D) Haemoglobin
Q.4 Hydrolysis of sucrose is called-
(A) Esterification (B) Saponification
(C) Inversion (D) Hydration Q.11 The main structural feature of proteins is-
(A) An ester linkage
Q.5 Starch is changed into disaccharide in pres- (B) An ether linkage
ence of -
(C) The peptide linkage
(A) Amylase (B) Maltase
(D) All
(C) Lactase (D) Zymase
Q.12  -Helical structure refers to the-
Q.6 The disaccharide present in milk is-
(A) Sucrose (B) Maltose (A) Primary structure of protein
(C) Lactose (D) Cellobiose (B) Secondary structure of protein
(C) Tertiary structure of protein
(D) Quaternary structure of proteins
Question
based on Amino acids
Q.13 Simplest amino acid is-
Q.7 The pH value of the solution in which a par-
(A) Lysine (B) Glycine
ticular amino acid does not migrate under
the influence of electric field is called its- (C) Leucine (D) Alanine
(A) Eutectic point Q.14 ‘Kwashirokor’ is a disease caused by the
(B) Neutralisation point deficiency of -
(C) Isoelectric point (A) Vitamins
(D) Effusion point (B) Hormones
(C) Blood
Q.8 The number of essential amino acids for the (D) Essential amino acids
growth & maintenance of life is-
(A) 1 (B) 2 Q.15 Hair, finger, nails, hoofs etc. are all made of -
(C) 4 (D) 8 (A) Fat (B) Vitamins
(C) Proteins (D) Iron
Q.16 Mark the globular protein in the following- Q.23 Deficiency of vitamin A results in:
(A) Collagen (A) Scurvy (B) Night blindness
(B) Myoglobin or Haemoglobin (C) Beri-beri (D) Rickets
(C) Myosin
Q.24 Riboflavin deficiency causes-
(D) Fibroin
(A) Scurvy (B) Pellagra
(C) Beri-beri (D) Cheilosis
Q.17 The end product of protein digestion is-
Q.25 Sunshine vitamin is:
(A) Peptides (B) Peptones
(A) E (B) C
(C) Protones (D)  - Amino acids
(C) D (D) A

Question
based on Enzyme Q.26 A good source of vitamins A and D is:
(A) Whole cereal (B) Cod liver oil
Q.18 The enzyme pepsin hydrolyses-
(C) Yeast (D) Water melon
(A) Proteins to peptides
(B) Fats to fatty acids
Q.27 Vitamin B12 takes part in :
(C) Glucose to ethyl alcohol
(A) increase in blood pressure
(D) Polysaccharides to monosaccharides
(B) decrease in blood pressure
Question (C) activating bone marrow
based on Nucleic Acid
(D) maturation of RBC’s
Q.19 Which one is the complimentary base of ad-
enine in one strand to that in the other strand
of DNA - Q.28 Ascorbic acid is called as:
(A) Cytosine (B) Guanine (A) Vit. C (B) Vit. A
(C) Uracil (D) Thymine (C) Vit. D (D) Vit. B

Q.20 The base present in RNA but not found in Q.29 Cyanocobalamin is the chemical name of:
DNA is- (A) Vitamin B1 (B) Vitamin B2
(A) Thymine (B) Uracil
(C) Vitamin B6 (D) Vitamin B12
(C) Adenine (D) Guanine
Question Q.30 Continuous bleeding from an injured part of
based on Fat
body is due to deficiency of:
Q.21 Calorific value is in the order- (A) Vitamin A (B) Vitamin E
(A) Fats > Proteins > Carbohydrates (C) Vitamin B (D) Vitamin K
(B) Carbohydrates > Fats > Protein
(C) Fats > Carbohydrates > Protein
(D) Protein > Fats > Carbohydrates
Question
based on Vitamins

Q.22 Ptyalin of saliva acts in:

(A) Slightly acidic medium
(B) Slightly alkaline medium
(C) Neutral medium
(D) All types of media
 LEVEL # 2
Q.1 Milk protein is- Q.10 DNA molecule is formed of-
(A) Lactose (B) Myosin (A) Pentose sugar, pyrimidines and purines
(C) Casein (D) Pepsin (B) Pentose sugar: Phosphoric acid,
pyrimidines and purines
Q.2 Cobalt as a rare element is essential in the (C) Pentose sugar,phosphoric acid, and
synthesis of this vitamin: purines
(A) Vitamin C (B) Vitamin D (D) Chloridepentose sugar, phosphoric acid
(C) Vitamin B1 (D) Vitamin B12 and pyrimidines,

Q.3 Which of the following is an essential amino Q.11 In DNA if 10% of guanine is present, how
acid? much thymine is present?
(A) Serine (B) Cysteine (A) 10% (B) 20%
(C) Glycine (D) Phenylalanine (C) 40% (D) 80%

Q.4 Vitamin necessary for blood clotting is: Q.12 In mammals carbohydrates are stored in the
(A) E (B) C form of -
(C) K (D) D (A) Lactic acid in muscles
Q.5 Scurvy is a disease caused by: (B) Glycogen in liver and muscles
(A) a virus (C) Glucose in liver and spleen
(D) Glycogen in liver and spleen
(B) deficiency of vitamin E
(C) deficiency of ascorbic acid
Q.13 Which of the following is not a reducing
(D) deficiency of vitamin D sugar-
(A) Sucrose (B) Galactose
Q.6 Which pairing is found in DNA -
(C) Glucose (D) Lactose
(A) Adenine with thymine
(B) Thymine with guanine
Q.14 The sulphur containing essential amino acids
(C) Guanine with adenine bonded together in long peptide chains form-
(D) Uracil with adenine
(A) Hydrocarbons (B) Nucleic acids
(C) Organic acids (D) Proteins
Q.7 The acidic characters of DNA and RNA are
due to:
Q.15 Find out the example of phosphoprotein -
(A) purine bases (B) sugar molecules
(A) Plasma membrane
(C) pyrimidine bases (D) phosphoric group
(B) Casein of milk
(C) Haemoglobin
Q.8 According to the Chargaff’s law:
(D) Mucin of saliva
(A) A + T = G + C (B) T + A = C

AG Q.16 If a portion of DNA code is CAT, the anticodon

(C) A + T + G = C (D) 1 for this code on t RNA will be-
CT
(A) GUA (B) GTA
Q.9 Those amino acids which can not be (C) ATG (D) AUG
synthesised by animal bodies are called-
(A) Non - essential Q.17 How many carbon atoms can be found in a
(B) Essential monosaccaride-
(C) Energy yielding (A) 5-6 (B) 3-5
(D) Active (C) 3-7 (D) 1-5
Q.18 The nucleotides of one polynucleotide chain Q.26 Which of the following groups includes all
are joined together by- essential amino acids for man-
(A) Weak hydrogen bonds (A) Leucine, methionine, lysine & valine
(B) Disulphide bonds (B) Tryptophan, phenylalanine, glycine &
(C) Phospho-diester bonds glutamine
(D) Glycosidic bonds (C) Glutamine, valine & arginine
(D) Phenylalanine , valine , lysine, glycine
Q.19 If 30% of an organism’s DNA is thymine, then: tyrosine
(A) 70% is purine
(B) 20% is guanine Q.27 Base is not found in DNA is-
(C) 30% is adenine (A) Uracil (B) Adenine
(D) Both (B) and (C) are correct (C) Guanine (D) Cytosine

Q.20 Deoxyadenylic acid, deoxyguanylic acid, Q.28 The similarity between DNA & RNA is that
deoxythymidylic acid & deoxycytidylic acid both-
are-
(A) Are polymers of nucleotides
(A) Necleotides of DNA
(B) Are always double stranded
(B) Fatty acids
(C) Have similar kind of sugar
(C) Necleosides of DNA
(D) Have similar type of pyrimidine bases
(D) Nucleotides of RNA
Q.29 Semi conservative method of DNA duplication
Q.21 Which of the following substances is involved means-
in all energy transformation reactions in a
(A) Newly synthesized DNA is conserved only
living system-
in one cell cycle
(A) Calcium (B) Phosphate
(B) Newly synthesized DNA molecules have
(C) Cyclic AMP (D)Creatine phosphate one strand from the parent DNA molecule
(C) Replication of DNA results in the formation
Q.22 The base sequence for a nucleic acid of only one stranded daughter DNA
segments is given as GAG, AGG, GGA ,
(D) Only one strand of DNA molecule car for
CGA,& CCA , from this it can be definetely
m RNA
concluded that it is a segment of -
(A) t–RNA (B) m–RNA
Q.30 In DNA, guanine pairs with:
(C) DNA (D) Data not sufficient
(A) Cytosine (B) Thymine
(C) Adenine (D) Uracil
Q.23 Nucleic acids are made of:
(A) Proteins (B) nucleotides
(C) amino acids (D) nucleosides

Q.24 A nucleoside is:

(A) base + sugar
(B) base + phosphate
(C) sugar + phosphate
(D) base + sugar + phosphate

Q.25 Characters are transferred from parents to

offspring through-
(A) RNA (B) DNA
(C) Lipid (D) Protein
 LEVEL # 3
Q.1 AGCT are nitrogenous bases of DNA. The Q.9 If one strand of DNA has the nucleotide
pairing is: sequence 5GATCAA-3, its complementary
(A) A–G, C–T (B) A–T, G–C strand will have the sequence:
(C)A–C, G–T (D) A–T, G–T (A) 5-CTAGTT-3 (B) 5-TTGATC-3
Q.2 Which DNA molecule among the following will (C) 5-TTCATC-3 (D) 5-TTGTTC-3
melt at lowest temperature?
(A) 5-A-A-T-G-C-T-G-C-3 Q.10 In double stranded DNA the sequence of base
3-T-T-A-C-G-A-C-G-5 pairs in one strand are 3-AGCTAAGC-5What
(B) 5-A-A-T-A-A-A-G-C-3 is the complementary sequence on the other
3-T-T-A-T-T-T-C-G-5 strand?
(C) 5-G-C-A-T-A-G-G-C-3 (A) 3-CGUAUUCG-5 (B) 5-AGCTAAGC-3
3-C-G-T-A-T-C-C-G-5 (C) 3-UAUTAUCG-5 (D) 5-TCGATTCG-3
(D) 5A-T-G-G-C-T-G-C-3
3-T-A-C-C-G-A-C-G-5 Q.11 If one strand of DNA has the nitrogenous base
sequence 3-ATGCTTGA-5 the sequence in
Q.3 Hydrogen bonds between cytosine and the complementary strand will be:
guanine are: (A) 5-TACGAACT-3 (B) 5-TACGTACT-3
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3-TAGGTAGT-5 (D) 5-TCCGAACT-3
(C) 3 (D) 4
Q.12 Find the correct combination that can form a
Q.4 The carbon atoms of the pentose sugar nucleotide of RNA:
involved in phosphodiester bond formation in (A) uracil + ribose + phosphate
DNA and RNA are:
(B) thymine + ribose + phosphate
(A) C1' and C '5 (B) C '2 and C '3 (C) uracil + deoxyribose + phosphate
(D) Adenine + deoxyribose + phosphate
(C) C '4 and C'5 (D) C '3 and C '5
Q.13 If the sequence of bases in DNA is
Q.5 The successive nucleotides of DNA are ATTCGATG, then the sequence of the bases
covalently linked through: in its transcript will be:
(A) peptide bonds (A) UAAGCUAC (B) TAAGCTAC
(B) hydrogen bonds
(C) CAUCGAAU (D) AUUCGAUG
(C) glycosidic bonds
(D) phosphodiester bonds Q.14 A sequence of three bases codes along the
DNA molecule is called:
Q.6 Purines are
(A) genome (B) genetic drift
(A) Adenine and guanine
(C) gene pool (D) genetic code
(B) Adenine and thymine
(C) Cytosine and thymine
Q.15 A codon consists of:
(D) Cytosine and guanine
(A) 1 nucleotide (B) 2 nucleotides
(C) 3 nucleotides (D) 4 nucleotides
Q.7 Replication is:
(A) DNA  DNA (B) DNA  RNA
Q.16 Translation is a process in which:
(C) RNA  DNA (D) DNA  Proteins
(A) DNA is formed on DNA template
(B) RNA is formed on DNA template
Q.8 The process of DNA replication is:
(A) dispersive (B) conservative (C) DNA is formed on RNA template
(C) semiconservative (D) non-conservative (D) Protein is formed from RNA message
Q.17 The enzyme which combines with non protein Q.27 Which of the following groups contains all
part to form a functional enzyme is: polysaccharides?
(A) Holoenzyme (B) Prosthetic group (A) Maltose, lactose and fructose
(C) Apoenzyme (D) None of these (B) Sucrose, glucose and fructose
(C) Glycogen, cellulose and starch
Q.18 Incorrect statement is-
(D) Glycogen, sucrose and maltose
(A) All proteins are enzymes
(B) All enzymes are biocatalysts
(C) All enzymes are thermolabile Q.28 Benedict’s solution is not reduced by:
(D) All enzymes are proteins (A) Glucose (B) Fructose
(C) Maltose (D) Sucrose
Q.19 A nonprotein organic part attached firmly by a
covalent linkage to the apoenzyme is called: Q.29 A semi-indispensable amino acid for human
(A) activator (B) cofactor consumption is:
(C) coenzyme (D) prosthetic group
(A) Valine (B) Lysine
(C) Arginine (D) Leucine
Q.20 A amino acid without asymmetrical carbon
atom is-
(A) Glycine (B) Threonine Q.30 Nonessential amino acid is:
(C) Proline (D) Histidine (A) not needed in the diet
(B) not essential for growth
Q.21 In RNA, which base is found in place of (C) not required for protein synthesis
thymine of DNA- (D) not synthesized in the body
(A) Adenine (B) Uracil
(C) Pyridine (D) Guanine
COMPREHENSION BASED QUESTIONS
Q.22 Sucrose, a common table sugar, is composed
of: Passage (Question 31 to 34)
(A) glucose + fructose
Starch is composed of A & B. Both of these
(B) glucose + galactose
are polymer of C. In animals C is stored in the
(C) fructose + galactose
form of D. level of C in the blood is regulated
(D) none of these
by protein E.
Q.31 What is C.
Q.23 Chemical nature of cellulose is:
(A) polypeptide (B) disaccharide (A)  D fructose (B) D-mannose
(C) polynucleotide (D) polysaccharide (C) D-glucose (D) D-galactose

Q.24 Lactose is composed of: Q.32 What is A and B.

(A) Glucose + Glucose (A) Amylose & amylopectin
(B) Glucose + Fructose (B) Glucose & fructose
(C) Glucose + Galactose
(C) D-Glucose & D-glucose
(D) Fructose + Galactose
(D) Glucose & mannose
Q.25 Cellulose is a polymer of:
(A)  - 1 - glucose (B)  - D - glucose Q.33 D is
(C)  - D - glucose (D)  - 1 - glucose (A) Sucrose (B) Lactose
(C) Maltose (D) Glycogen
Q.26 All the following are composed exclusively of
glucose except: Q.34 Protein E is:
(A) lactose (B) amylose
(A) Pepsin (B) Insulin
(C) cellulose (D) maltose
(C) Chitin (D) Amylase
STATEMENT BASED QUESTION

Each of the questions given below consist

of Statement – I and Statement – II. Use the
following Key to choose the appropriate
answer.
(A) If both Statement- I and Statement- II are
true, and Statement - II is the correct
explanation of Statement– I.
(B) If both Statement - I and Statement - II are
true but Statement - II is not the correct
explanation of Statement – I.
(C) If Statement - I is true but Statement - II is
false.
(D) If Statement - I is false but Statement - II is
true.

Q.35 Statement- I : Starch is a homopolysaccharide.

Statement- II : Amylose and amylopectin
constituting starch are composed of
D-glucose.

Q.36 Statement- I : All enzymes are protein.

Statement- II : All proteins are not enzymes.

Q.37 Statement- I : glycine is non essential amino

acid
Statement- II : It is not required in diet.

Q.38 Statement- I : Vitamin D is called sun shine

vitamin.
Statement- II: It is a fat soluble vitamin.

Q.39 Statement- I : Enzymes are biocatalyst

Statement- II : Their activity can not be
inhibited

Q.40 Statement- I : Hormones are biological

catalysts
Statement- II : Insulin is a Protein natured
hormone
 LEVEL # 4
(Question asked in previous AIEEE & IIT-JEE)

Section-A Q.8 In both DNA and RNA, heterocylic base and

phosphate ester linkages are at –
Q.1 RNA contains -
(A) Urasil, Ribose (A) C2' and C5' respectively of the sugar molecule
(B) Thiamine, Ribose (B) C5' and C2' respectively of the sugar molecule
(C) Cytocine, Deoxyribose (C) C5' and C1' respectively of the sugar molecule
(D) Adenine, Deoxyribose (D) C1' and C5' respectively of the sugar molecule

Q.2 Complete hydrolysis of cellulose gives – Q.9 The pyrimidine bases present in DNA are –
(A) D-glucose (B) L-glucose
(A) cytosine and guanine
(C) D-fructose (D) D-ribose
(B) cytosine and thymine
(C) cytosine and uracil
Q.3 The reason for double helical structure of DNA
is operation of – (D) cytosine and adenine
(A) Hydrogen bonding
(B) Electrostatic attractions Q.10 The term anomers of glucose refers to –
(C) vander Waal’s forces
(D) Dipole-dipole interaction (A) a mixture of (D)-glucose and (L)-glucose
(B) enantiomers of glucose
Q.4 Coordination compounds have great importance (C) isomers of glucose that differ in configura
in biological systems, In this context which of tion at carbon one (C-1)
the following statements is incorrect ? (D) isomers of glucose that differ in configura
tions at carbons one and four (C-1 and C-4)
(A) Chlorophylls are green pigments in plants
and contain calcium
(B) haemoglobin is the red pigment of blood and Q.11 The secondary structure of a protein refers
contains iron to –
(C) Cyanocobalamin is B12 and contains cobalt (A) -helical backbone
(D) Carboxypeptidase–A is an enzyme and (B) hydrophobic interactions
contains zinc (C) sequence of -amino acids
(D) fixed configuration of the polypeptide
Q.5 Which base is present in RNA but not in DNA ? backbone
(A) Uracil (B) Cytosine
(C) Guanine (D) Thymine Q.12 -D-(+)-glucose and -D-(+)-glucose are

Q.6 Insulin production and its action in human body (A) epimers (B) anomers
are responsible for the level of diabetes. This (C) enantiomers (D) conformers
compound belongs to which of the following
categories ? Q.13 The two functional groups present in a typical
(A) A co-enzyme (B) A hormone
(C) An enzyme (D) An antibiotic carbohydrate are :
(A) – OH and –COOH (B) – CHO and –COOH
Q.7 Identify the correct statement regarding
enzymes : (C) > C = O and –OH (D) – OH and –CHO
(A) Enzymes are specific biological catalysts that
can normally f unction at v ery high Section-B:
temperatures (T~ 1000 K)
(B) Enzymes are normally heterogeneous Q.1 Give the structures of the products in each of
catalysts that are very specific in their action 

(C) Enzymes are specific biological catalysts (i) Sucrose H A  B

that cannot be poisoned
(D) Enzymes are specific biological catalysts Q.2 Aspartame, an artificial sweetener, is a
that possess well-defined active sites
 peptide and has the following structure: 6 6
CH2OH CH2OH
5 O 5
O
CH2  C 6H5 OH H
| H 1 4 H
H2N  CH  CONH  CH  COOCH3
4 O 1
H OH H OH
| H OH
CH2  COOH 3 2 3 2
OH H A OH H
6
(i) Identify the four functional groups. 6
CH2 OH
CH2 OH
(ii) Write the zwitterionic structure 5 5
O O
(iii) Write the structures of the amino acids OH OH
obtained from the hydrolysis of aspartame H 1 H
4
1
O 4
(iv) Which of the two amino acids is more H OH OH H
H H
hydrophobic?
3 2 B 2 3

Q.3 Following of the two amino acids lysine and OH H H OH

glutamine form dipeptide linkage. What are
two possible dipeptides? Q.8 Cellulose upon acetylation with excess acetic
anhydride/H2SO 4(catalytic) gives cellulose
NH2 NH2 triacetate whose structure is-

+
H2N COOH (A)
HOOC COOH AcO

AcO H O O 
Q.4 The Fisher projection of D-Glucose is drawn H
OAc H
below. AcO H O O
H H
H H OAc
OAc H
CHO O O H
H
H OAc
OAc H
H OH  O
OAc
H
H
HO H
H OH
H OH
AcO
CH2OH (B)
AcO H O O 
H
(i) Draw the Fisher projection of L-glucose. OH H
AcO H O O
(ii) Give the reaction of L-glucose with Tollen’s H H
H OH
reagent H
O O
OH H
H H
H OH
OH H
Q.5 The pair of compounds in which both the  O H
compounds give positive test with Tollen’s H OH
reagent is:
(A) Glucose and Sucrose
(B) Fructose and Sucrose (C)
(C) Acetophenone and Hexanal AcO AcO AcO
(D) Glucose and Fructose H
O H H O H H
O 
H O
H H
Q.6 The two forms of D-glucopyranose obtained OAc H
O OAc H OAc H
 O O
from the solution of D-glucose are called: H OAc H
H OAc H OAc

(A) Isomers (B) Anomers (D)

(C) Epimers (D) Enantiomers AcO AcO AcO
H
O H H H
Q.7 Which of the following will reduce Tollen’s H O H O O 
H H
H H H H
reagent? Explain.  O
O O H H
OAc OAc OAc OAc H
OAc OAc
 ANSWER KEY

LEVEL # 1
Ques. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Ans. C A A C A C C D D D C B B D C B D A D B

Ques. 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Ans. C B B D C B D A D D

LEVEL # 2
Ques. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Ans. C D D C C A D D B B C B A D B A C C D A

Ques. 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Ans. B D B A B A A A B A

LEVEL # 3
Ques. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Ans. B B C D D A A C B D A A A D C D C A C A

Ques. 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
Ans. B A D C C A C D C A C A D B A B A B C D

LEVEL # 4
Section-A
Q.No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Ans. A A A A A B D D B C A B C

Section-B

1. Sucrose 2. CH 2 – C 6H 5
|
CHOH CHCH2OH H 2 N – CH – CONH – CH – COOCH3
|
H OH HO H CH 2 – COOH
HO H O + OH O
H Aspartame (Aspartamine)
H OH
H H (i) Four Functional groups present in
aspartamine are
CH2OH CH2OH (a) – NH2 (Amine)
(b) – COOH (Carboxylic acid)
D-Glucose D-Fructose
(A) (B) O
||
(c) – C – NH – ( Amide)
O
||
(d) – C – O – CH (Ester )
3
(ii) Zwitterion structrue is given as follows: 4. L-Glucose is an enantiomer of D-glucose,
hence
CH2C 6H5 (i)
 | CHO CHO
H3 N– CH – CONH – CH – COOCH3
| H OH HO H
CH2 – COO – HO H H OH
H OH HO H
H OH HO H
O CH2C 6H5
|| | CH2OH CH2OH
(iii) H2N – CH – C – NH – CH – COOCH3
|
CH2COOH D-Glucose L-Glucose
(ii)
CH 2 C 6H 5
| CHO
Hydrolysis
   H 2N – CH – COOH  H 2N – CH – COOH
| HO H
CH 2 COOH H OH
(a) (b) HO H
HO H
Hence on hydrolysis two amino acids (a) and
(b) are obtained CHOH
2

L-Glucose
(iv) Of the above two amino acids,
–
NH2 – CH – COOH COO
|
CH2 C 6H5 Ag(NH3)2
+ HO H
H OH
is more hydrophobic due to presence of non- (Tollen's reagent) HO H
polar and bulky benzyl group. HO H

CHOH
2
3. The structure of two possible dipeptides are
5. (D)
+ 6. (B)
NH3 H NH2
N 7. In the two disaccharides structure A will be reducing
HOOC –
sugar since both monosaccharides units are not
O COO linked through their reducing centers. While in
–
structure B both the monosaccharide units are linked
COO O through their reducing centers, hence it will be non
NH2
reducing.
N 8. (A)
HOOC +
H
NH3