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Biomolecules
What are vitamins? Classify them into water soluble and insoluble vitamins.
Vitamins are organic compounds required in the diet in small amounts to perform specific biological function for normal maintenance of optimum growth and health of the oragnism.
Vitamins are classified into two groups depending upon their solubility.
i) Fat soluble vitamins: Vitamins which are soluble in fat and oils but insoluble in water are kept in this group. For example Vitamin A, D, etc.
ii) Water soluble vitamins: vitamins which are soluble in water known as water soluble vitamins. For example vitamins B and vitmain C.
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What products would be formed when a nucleotide from DNA containing thymine is hydrolysed?
When RNA is hydrolysed, there is no relationship among the quantities of different bases obtained. What does this fact suggest about the structure of RNA?
Give one example each of (i) Reducing sugar and (ii) Non-reducing sugar.
Name the anomers of glucose.
State two characteristics of monosaccharides.
Name a carbohydrate containing five carbon atoms per molecule.
Name the monomers of starch.
Name the polysaccharides that is stored in the liver of animals.
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