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#Question id: 11969

What is the importance of the mucus that are released by salivary glands?

#Unit 7. System Physiology – Animal
  1. They aid in degradation of triglycerides to fatty acids and monoglycerides.
  2. They are beginning the process of starch digestion.
  3. They are hormonal molecules that stimulate the release of gastric juice by the stomach in anticipation of receipt of the contents of the mouth.
  4. They are glycoproteins that make food slippery enough to slide easily through the esophagus
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#Question id: 27078

#Unit 1. Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology

The combined repulsive and attractive van der Waals terms are described by plots of the potential energy as a function of interatomic separation distance



Which of the following's assumptions can be drawn from given graph related phenomenon
1. As the interatomic distance increases attractive forces act dominantly by the factor of 1/r12 
2. As the interatomic distance increases attractive forces act dominantly by the factor of 1/r6 
3. As the interatomic distance decreases repulsive forces act dominantly by the factor of 1/r6 
4. As the interatomic distance decreases repulsive forces act dominantly by the factor of 1/r12 
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#Question id: 27079

#Unit 1. Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology

The van der Waals interaction as a function of interatomic distance r, then which of the following equation is correct 
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#Question id: 27080

#Unit 1. Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology

Choose the correct statement about Vander-wall interaction  
1. Van der Waals potential (Evdw) is the sum of all interactions over all atoms
2. Van der Waals potential (Evdw)  is calculated by
3. This type of interaction is often called a 6–12 interaction, or the Leonard Jones potential.
4. Van der Waals forces are extremely weak, especially when compared with other forces influencing protein conformation
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#Question id: 27081

#Unit 1. Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology

Which of the following is correctly describing the A dihedral angle or torsion angle 
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#Question id: 27082

#Unit 1. Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology

Choose the incorrect statement regarding β -turns
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#Question id: 27083

#Unit 1. Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology

Which of the following is correctly describing the differences between β Turn type I & β Turn type II

(1) type I & II i + 1 values differ only in psi values 

(2) type I & II i + 1 values differ only in phi values 

(3) type I & II i + 2 values differ only in phi values 

(4) type I & II i + 2 values differ only in psi values