JEE Main 2023ChemistryBiomoleculesHardMCQ

JEE Main 2023 — Biomolecules Question with Solution

JEE Main 2023 (08 Apr Shift 2)

Question

Match List I with List II
  List I
Natural amino acid		   List II
One Letter
Code
(A) Glutamic acid (I) Q
(B) Glutamine (II) W
(C) Tyrosine (III) E
(D) Tryptophan (IV) Y

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Correct answer
C(A)-III, B-I, (C)-IV, (D)-II

Step-by-step explanation

Amino acids are organic compounds that contain amine  and carboxyl  functional groups, as well as a side chain specific to each amino acid. There are 20 standard amino acids that are used to create proteins.

One letter codes of the given natural amino acids are
Natural amino acid      One Letter Code
(A) Glutamic acid         (III) E
(B) Glutamine               (I) Q
(C) Tyrosine                  (IV) Y
(D) Tryptophan             (II) W
∴ Correct match is
(A)-III, B-I, (C)-IV, (D)-II

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