Question
(a) Differentiate between
a. Nucleotide and Nucleoside
b. Amylose and Amylopectin
(b) Write a reaction which shows that all the carbon atoms in glucose are linked in a straight chain.
(c) Write two differences between DNA and RNA.
(d) Amino acids can be classified as $\alpha-, \beta-, \gamma-, \delta-$ and so on depending upon the relative position of the amino group with respect to the carboxyl group. Which type of amino acids forms a polypeptide chain in proteins?
(e) What are any two good sources of vitamin A?
(f) What is anomeric carbon?
(g) What is the difference between a glycosidic linkage and a peptide linkage?
a. Nucleotide and Nucleoside
b. Amylose and Amylopectin
(b) Write a reaction which shows that all the carbon atoms in glucose are linked in a straight chain.
(c) Write two differences between DNA and RNA.
(d) Amino acids can be classified as $\alpha-, \beta-, \gamma-, \delta-$ and so on depending upon the relative position of the amino group with respect to the carboxyl group. Which type of amino acids forms a polypeptide chain in proteins?
(e) What are any two good sources of vitamin A?
(f) What is anomeric carbon?
(g) What is the difference between a glycosidic linkage and a peptide linkage?
