Question 4

Find and write down structures of 10 interesting small molecular weight biomolecules. Find if there is any industry which manufactures the compounds by isolation. Find out who are the buyers.

Answer

 (a)

 

Molecule

Structure

1.

Adenosine

Adenosine

2.

Thymidine

Thymidine

3.

Sucrose

Sucrose

           Glucose                             Fructose

4.

Maltose

Maltose

5.

Lactose

Lactose

           Galactose                                                      Glucose                    

6.

Ribose

Ribose

7.

DNA

DNA

8.

RNA

RNA

9.

Glycerol

Glycerol

10.

Insulin

Insulin

(b)

 

Compound

Manufacturer

Buyer

1.

Starch products

Kosha Impex (P) Ltd.

Research laboratories, educational institutes, and other industries, which use biomolecules as a precursor for making other products.

2.

Liquid glucose

Marudhar apparels

 

3.

Various enzymes such as amylase, protease, cellulase

Map (India) Ltd

 

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