Code No: RR212304 Set No.

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II B.Tech I Semester Supplimentary Examinations, February 2008
BIO-CHEMISTRY
(Bio-Technology)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
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1. (a) Name the enzymes which can hydrolyze polysaccharides.

(b) Show with structures the site of action of the enzymes [6+10]

2. Describe in detail the structure and function of lectins [8+8]

3. What are eicosanoids? Describe how arachidonic acid is formed from linoleic acid?
[3+13]

4. Write notes on nitrification, denitrification and ammonification processes.[5+5+6]

5. (a) What are different biosynthetic families of amino acids:- Bacteria and plant
discuss briefly.
(b) What are the processors for amino acid biosynthesis. [8+8]

6. Describe the alternative pathway of glucose oxidation (pentose phosphate) in detail.

[16]

7. What is the primary function of photosynthesis in plants and bacteria? Write the
difference among them. [6+10]

8. Which part of photosynthesis uses water? What happens to the water? [10+6]

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Code No: RR212304 Set No. 2
II B.Tech I Semester Supplimentary Examinations, February 2008
BIO-CHEMISTRY
(Bio-Technology)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
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1. (a) Discuss the structure of dextran polymer.

(b) What is the composition of lignin polymer? [8+8]

2. Write short notes on the following:

(a) Lectins
(b) Glycosaninoglycans
(c) Glycoproteins [5+5+6]

3. Describe the β-oxidation pathway and calculate the energetics for the oxidation of
palmitic acid. [8+8]

4. Give any three reactions of aminoacids and add a note on titration curves. [16]

5. (a) What are different biosynthetic families of amino acids:- Bacteria and plant
discuss briefly.
(b) What are the processors for amino acid biosynthesis. [8+8]

6. “TCA cycle is the final common pathway of oxidation of carbohydrates, proteins

and lipids”- Substantiate the statement. [16]

7. Why are there various pigments that form the “antenna complex” of the photo
systems? [16]

8. What are the primary products of photosynthesis and how do other organisms use
them? [5+11]

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Code No: RR212304 Set No. 3
II B.Tech I Semester Supplimentary Examinations, February 2008
BIO-CHEMISTRY
(Bio-Technology)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
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1. (a) Name one each of amino sugars and sugar acids.

(b) In which biological material they are found.
(c) Discuss their importance. [4+4+8]

2. What are lectins? Where are lectins found in nature. Give suitable examples and
their functions. [3+3+10]

3. Write the structure and functions of the following:

(a) Palmitic acid

(b) Arachidonic acid
(c) Linoleic acid
(d) α-linolenic acid [4x4]

4. What is a peptide linkage? Describe how aminoacid sequence determines primary

structure of proteins. [3+13]

5. Discuss the pathways for the synthesis of aromatic amino acids? Also comment on
the regulation of the pathways. [9+7]

6. Describe the pathways involved in:

(a) Glycogenesis
(b) Glycogenolysis [8+8]

7. What unique role do the pigments of the “photochemical reaction center” of photo
systems play? [16]

8. How does photosynthesis occur? Write a note on Light Reaction and Dark Reaction.
[8+4+4]

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Code No: RR212304 Set No. 4
II B.Tech I Semester Supplimentary Examinations, February 2008
BIO-CHEMISTRY
(Bio-Technology)
Time: 3 hours Max Marks: 80
Answer any FIVE Questions
All Questions carry equal marks
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1. (a) Depict the core structure of any two polysaccharides.

(b) Distinguish between the important properties of starch and cellulose. [8+8]

2. What is a glycosidic bond? Illustrate with structures of suitable examples [16]

3. Give an account of metabolism of triglycerols. [16]

4. What is reductive amination? Describe how ammonia is incorporated into organic

molecules. [4+12]

5. Describe the pathways in the biosynthesis of aromatic amino acids. [16]

6. Describe the pathways involved in:

(a) Glycogenesis
(b) Glycogenolysis [8+8]

7. When does photosynthesis occur? Differentiate Day and night patterns of photo-
synthesis. [4+12]

8. Why could animals evolve after photosynthetic organisms had been present on earth
for more than a billion years? [16]

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