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Proteins

Question

Statement 1: Proteins are made up of $α$ -amino acids.
Statement 2: During denaturation, secondary and tertiary structures of proteins are destroyed.

Easy

A

Both statements 1 and 2 are correct
B

Statement 1 is correct and statement 2 is incorrect
C

Statement 1 is incorrect and statement 2 is correct
D

Both statements 1 and 2 are incorrect

Solution

During formation of proteins, NH₂group of one amino acid condenses with CO₂H of the other with elimination of a water molecule to form a peptide bond. During denaturation of protein 2⁰ and 3⁰structures are destroyed but 1⁰ structure remains intact.

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