Evaluation

1. Which is the largest chain amino acid
a. Tryptophan   b. Cysteine
c. lysine             d. aspartic acid

2. Which of the following amino acids is the smallest of all amino acids?
a. Glycine   b. Valine
c. Alanine   d. Serine

3. Which amino acids can react with itself to form a dimer by formation of disulfide bond
a. Glutamic acid   b. cysteine
c. Aspartic acid    d. Methionine

4. Methionine is ……. Containing amino acids
a. Na   b. S
c. P      d. Cl

5. Which amino acid having two chiral centre
a. Leucine       b. Lysine
c. Isoleucine   d. Cysteine

6. Which is acidic amino acid
a. Glutamic acid   b. Aspartic acid
c. Both               d. None

7. Which of the following amino acids is NOT positively charged?
a. Histidine          b. Lysine
c. Aspartic acid   d. Arginine

8. An essential amino acid is
a. must be provided in the diet   b. is missing from the diet
c. synthesized in the body           d. does not exist as a zwitterions

9. Which is a basic amino acid with a positive charge?
a. Glutamic acid   b. Lysine
c. Tryptophan        d. Glutamine

10. When alanine and lysine form an amide bond, the product would be
a. dipeptide       b. alanyllysine
c. lysylalanine   d. None of them