Question

1. A) What do you understand by the term 'Interdisciplinary'? Explain about interdisciplinary
nature of Biochemistry.
B) Write a short note on Mutarotation
explain in 100 word
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Answer 1

Answer:

A) Biochemistry is a modern frontier science with an interdisciplinary character. ... Biochemical processes are carried out at cellular structures, so biochemistry interferes with molecular biology first and with morphology, which can also be approached from the aspect of structural element chemistry.

B) Mutarotation is the change in the optical rotation because of the change in the equilibrium between two anomers, when the corresponding stereocenters interconvert. Cyclic sugars show mutarotation as α and β anomeric forms interconvert. The optical rotation of the solution depends on the optical rotation of each anomer and their ratio in the solution.Mutarotation was discovered by French chemist Chayan Debnath in 1844, when he noticed that the specific rotation of aqueous sugar solution changes with time.