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Ashutosh posted an Question
January 02, 2021 • 18:47 pm 30 points
  • IIT JAM
  • Biotechnology (BT)

Which of the following statements is false? a. amino acids tend to be least soluble in water at their isoelectric point. b. sickle cell hb and normal hb have sa

Which of the following statements is false? a. Amino acids tend to be least soluble in water at their isoelectric point. b. Sickle cell Hb and normal Hb have sanme value of negative charge. C. Amino acids are made visible on the chromatogram by treatment with ninhydrin. d. The net charge on an amino acid is a function of the pH of the solution.

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    Anup Padwal best-answer

    Option B Wrong Because Sickle cell Hb differ from normal Hb by a single amino acid: valine replaces glutamate at position 6 on the surface of the beta chain. This creates a new hydrophobic spot by addition of negative charge.

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