04/09/2021
DR.SAHU’S PMT BOTANY / ZOOLOGY CLASSES . Balsi. Saraipali. Dist.. Mahasamund. 7974256787..mob.CG
1. Ratio of organic to inorganic compounds in the cells is-----9 : 1.
2. Sweetest sugar is Fructose ( Fruit sugar not found in grapes ) Sweetining powers Fructose-- 170, Sucrose---100; Maltose---32; Lactose---16; Saccharine (not sugar) has sweetening power of 40,000 and monellin ( protein) has 200,000. The sweetest is Thaumatin (from bacterium Thaumatococcus denielli) which has sweetening index of 300,000 but sweetness is not sensed immediately. Aspartine—20,000 ; Acesulfame-K 15000; Cyclamate---3000; . The last three except espartame are banned as they are known to cause cancer.
3. Monellin 2000 times sweeter than sucrose.
4. Mucilage present in Aloe barbadensis reduces inflammation.
5. On hydrolysis storage carbohydrates provide both energy and carbon chains.
6. Heparin ( glucosamine + glucuronic acid and Sulphuric acid ) prevents blood clotting inside blood vessels of animals ( Mol. Wt. --17000)
7. Trihalose, a disaccharide, it is also found in fungi. It is the major sugar of insect haemolymph.
8. Teichoic acids are the polymers of glucose, alanine and glycerol or ribotol.
9. Teichoic acid are found in the matrix of cell wall of some gram +ve bacteria.
10. Verbascose is an example of penta-saccharide.
11. Any protein may be deficient in any essential amino acid. For example , pulses are deficient in methionine and tryptophan. ( most IMP questions)
12. Histidine and proline are heterocyclic amino acids.
13. Immunoglobulins or antibodies are proteins produced by lymphocytes.
14. P-prtein is a special protein present in phloem and plays important role in transport of nutrients.
15. Monellin is a sweetest chemical which is actually a protein obtained fro African berrr.
16. Glycophorin is the major glycoprotein of RBCs.
17. Valinomycin, an antibiotic, α-polypeptide, disturbs cellular ionic balance.
18. Casein(milk Protein) is n example of phosphoprotein. Milk is rich in Ca but lacking Fe.
19. Foetal haemoblobin contain two α-chains and Ý-chains while adult haemoglobin contains two-α and two-β chains.
20. All non-proteinic amino acids are dextro rotator.
21. Some non-proteinic amino acids act as component of antibiotic.