NEET Sample Paper NEET Sample Test Paper-80

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    Some of the amino acid are non-coded amino acid. Non-coded amino acids in proteins are also called

    A)  neutral amino acid        

    B)  polar amino acids     

    C)  protein amino acids       

    D)  rare amino acids

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    Non-coded amino acid Any \[\alpha -amino\] acid residue occurring in a polypeptide or protein for which no codon exists is called non-coded amino acid, e.g., carboxyglutamic   acid,   hydroxylysine,   hydr- xyproline, oxyproline. Residues of these amino acids are formed from residues of the corresponding coded amino acids by post-translational modification of the polypeptide chain. They are also called rare amino acid.


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