Which is the most abundant protein in the whole biosphere?

Ribulose biphosphate carboxylase – oxygenase (RUBISCO) is the most abundant protein in the whole of the biosphere.
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What are acidic, basic and neutral amino acids ?

Depending upon the number of amino group and carboxylic groups, amino acids are classified as neutral, acidic and basic.

The acidic amino acids contain one amino and two carboxyl groups each, e.g. glutamic acid and aspartic acid.
The basic amino acids have two amino groups and one carboyxl group, e.g. lysine and arginine.
The neutral amino acids have one amino group and one carboxyl group e.g. alanine, glycine, valine and phenylalanine.

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Decsribe any 3 functions of amino acids.

Functions of amino acids are :

(1) These act as building blocks of proteins and help in their synthesis by polymerisation.

(2) Some of the amino acids are converted into useful biologically active compounds .

(3)  Non-protein amino acids serve as different components of antibiotics.

 

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What is the full form of ATP, ADP and AMP ?

ATP stands for Adenosine Triphosphate.

ADP stands for Adenosine Diphosphate.

AMP stands for Adenosine Monophosphate.
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What are acidic amino acids ?


Accidic amino acids are polar and negatively charged at physiological pHThey have a second carboxyl group. For eg glutamic and aspartic acid.
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