CMC Medical CMC-Medical VELLORE Solved Paper-2012

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    The white fibres are resistant to streaching and formed of a substance, the protein collagen, which on boiling with water yields

    A)  gelatin                

    B)  elastin

    C)  ossein                 

    D)  chondrin

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

                    The white fibres are generally collected in bundles bound by a mucoprotein. These fibres are inelastic inextensible and colourless. On boiling the collagen fibres swell up and form gelatin (tropocollagen).


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