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energy cycle or metabolisma cell has small molecules that are denoted as micromolecules also large molecules that is denoted as macromolecules the
functions of triglyceridesthe functions of triglycerides are as givena triglycerides are energy reserves in the cells and tissues of living procedure
lipidslipids are constituents of plants and tissues that are insoluble in water although soluble in organic solvents like ether carbon tetrachloride
mutationa mutation is a physical or chemical change which changes the sequence of bases in dna molecule anything which causes mutation is known as
synthesis of proteins the dna consists of the genetic code and directs protein synthesis by rna the two helix of dna partly uncoils and approximately
replicationthe genetic information for the cell is comprised in the sequence of the bases a t g and c that are adenine thymine guanine and cytosine
functions of nucleic acid nucleic acid has two major functionsa replication andb protein
difference between dna and rnadnarnadna has a double helix structurerna comprises a single helix structureits sugar unit is deoxyriboseits
structure of dna and rnathe sequence of bases along with the dna and rna chain makes its primary structure that controls the particular properties of
dna nucleotidesadeninedeoxy ribose sugarphosphaterarradenosine phosphateguaninedeoxy ribose sugarphosphaterarrguanosine
rna nucleotidesbaseriboserarrnucleosidephosphoric acidrarrnucleotideadenineriboserarradenosinephosphoric acidrarradenylic
nitrogenous basethese are heterocyclic organic compound that comprise two or more nitrogen atoms in ring skeleton these are called bases as the lone
composition of nucleic acidsnucleic acids such as proteins and carbohydrates are polymer the simple units which make up the nucleic acid are known as
nucleic acids - biomolecules in every living molecule there are available in nucleo-proteins that are made up of proteins and natural polymers of
uses of proteinsa proteins constitute as necessary part of our food meat eggs fish cheese offer proteins to human beingsb in textile casein a milk
test of proteins - nitroprusside testnitroprusside test proteins consisting of -sh group give this test while sodium nitroprusside solution is added
ninhydrin test- test of proteinsninhydrin test this test is specified by all proteins while a protein is boiled along with a dilute solution of
millon test - test of proteinsmillons test while millons reagent mercurous amp mercuric nitrate in nitric acid is added to a protein solution a
test of proteins - xanthoproteic testxanthoproteic test a few proteins give yellow colour along with concentrated nitric acid formation of yellow
test of proteins - biuret testi biuret test by adding a dilute solution of copper sulphate to alkaline solution of protein a violet colour is made
chemical properties proteins - oxidationoxidation proteins are oxidised on putrefaction and burning the products comprise amines nitrogen carbon
chemical properties proteins - hydrolysishydrolysis the very simple proteins are hydrolysed by acids alkalies or enzymes to generate amino acids
chemical properties proteins - salt formationi salt formation due to existence of both -nh2 and -cooh groups in proteins they make salts
denaturationthe structure of the natural proteins is accountable for their biological activity these structures are arranged by numerous attractive
isoelectric point - physical characteristic of proteinseach protein has a characteristic isoelectric point for which its ionisation is minimum such