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Structural polysaccharide is ____________.

  1. Starch

  2. Cellulose

  3. Glycogen

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Cellulose is the most abundant carbohydrate, in fact, the most abundant organic compound in nature. It is the main structural polysaccharide of the plants. Thus option B is the correct answer.

Chitin is

  1. Insoluble in water

  2. Resistant to acids and alkalies

  3. Insoluble in most organic solvents

  4. All the above


Correct Option: D

${C} _{n}{H} _{2n}{O} _{n}$ is the formula of

  1. Carbohydrate

  2. Fatty acid

  3. Fat

  4. Nucleic acid


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
A monosaccharide is the simplest form of carbohydrate which is composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. The basic formula of the monosaccharide is C$ _n$H$ _{2n}$O$ _n$. For example, the formula for the most common monosaccharide, glucose is  C$ _6$H$ _{12}$O$ _6$. So, the correct answer is option A.

If glucose is to be injected in human blood, the property to be matched with glucose is

  1. Density

  2. Viscosity

  3. Osmotic potential

  4. Sugar group


Correct Option: C

Low calorie sweetener substance used by the people of West Africa is

  1. Brazzein

  2. Glycine

  3. Serine

  4. Saponin


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
  • Low-calorie sweeteners used by the people of West Africa are brazzein, thaumatin, monellin, pentadin, miraculi etc. 
  • Brazzein is a stable proteinaceous substance made up of 54 amino acids. It is extracted from the fruit of Pentadiplandra brazzeana Baillon
  • It is found 2000 times sweeter than sucrose.
    Therefore, the correct option is A.

Pectin is

  1. Waste product

  2. Excretory product

  3. Phytolectin

  4. Secretory product


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Pectin is mostly present in the cell wall of the plant and the concentration in the skin of fruits. It consists of esterified D-galacturonic acid resides in an alpha-(1-4) chain. It is a secretory product which leaves the cytoplasm and deposits on the cell wall of the plant. It combines with cellulose and lignin to provide structural support to the plant.

So, the correct answer is option D.

A mucopolysaccharide that functions as cell cement and lubricant is

  1. Heparin

  2. Hyaluronic acid

  3. Keratan sulphate

  4. Chondroitin sulphate


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Hyaluronic acid (HA) is a mucopolysaccharide. It is made up of glucuronic acid and acetylglucosamine. It found in the extracellular fluid of animal tissues, the vitreous humor of the eye, cerebrospinal fluid etc. The biological functions of HA include maintenance of the elastoviscosity of liquid connective tissues such as joint synovial and eye vitreous fluid. Its function in the body is, amongst other things, to bind water and to lubricate movable parts of the body, such as joints and muscles. It also occurs in cementing material between animal cells as well as inside cell coat. Thus, the correct option is B.

Which of these is a disaccharide?

  1. Sucrose

  2. Glucose

  3. Fructose

  4. Galactose


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
Sucrose is a disaccharide formed by the glycosidic linkage between glucose and fructose. The bond is formed between the between C$ _1$ on the glucosyl subunit and C$ _2$ on the fructose unit. It has no free aldehyde or keto group so they are known as non- reducing sugar. The anomeric carbon of glucose and fructose forms the glycosidic bonds.
So, the correct answer is option B.

Glycogen occurs in the form of

  1. Rounded grains

  2. Ellipsoid grains

  3. Elongated granules

  4. Flat ellipsoid granules


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Glycogen is an animal starch. It is a polysaccharide food reserve in animal, bacteria, and fungi. It is stored mainly in liver and muscles. The granules of glycogen are ellipsoid flattened structures that lie freely inside the cell. Thus, the correct answer is option D.

Which one will yield less than $4$ ${kcal}/{mol}$ of energy when phosphate bond is hydrolysed?

  1. ADP

  2. ATP

  3. Creatine phosphate

  4. Glucose 6-phosphate


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The bond between two phosphate groups is a phosphoanhydride bond which is considered as high energy bond. ATP has two high energy phosphoanhydride bond. ADP has one phosphoanhydride bond. Creatine phosphate also has high phospahte bond between the nitrogen and phosphate. The phosphate bond in glucose phosphate is the weakest so it will yield less than 4kcal/mol of energy when phosphate bond is hydrolysed.

So, the correct answer is option D.