JEE Main Chemistry question

ChemistryBiomoleculesJEE Main

From the following statements: (A) Albumin is a simple protein (B) Amino acid contains an acidic side chain (C) Insulin is a hormone (D) Muscles contain the protein keratin Choose the wrong statements.

Answer: (D)

Solution

Albumin genuinely is a simple protein (yields only amino acids on hydrolysis), and insulin genuinely is a hormone, so statements (A) and (C) are correct. However, amino acid side chains vary widely and are not generally "acidic" (most are neutral, with only a few, like

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