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a. Soybeans contain all the essential amino acids. What is an essential amino acid? 1 mark
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a. How can melting point determination be used to check the components and purity of solid consumer products? 2 marks
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b. Trypsin is an enzyme in the human body that helps to break down proteins. Raw soybeans contain a blocker protein that stops this function of trypsin. However, trypsin can help b
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b. Linalool, C;4H;40, is a colourless oil found in lavender plants. Linalool may be useful in the human body to reduce inflammation. The molar mass of linalool is 154 g mol. HO
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i. How many chiral centres are present in each linalool molecule? 1 mark
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c. Soybeans contain Vitamin C. State how boiling soybeans in water affects their Vitamin C content. Explain your answer with reference to the structure of Vitamin C. 2 marks
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Question 2 continues on the next page. Question 2 (13 marks) The nutrition content of a ripe banana is shown in the table below. Food component Mass per 100 g of banana Total carbo
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Question 2 (8 marks) Areaction pathway begins with a hydrocarbon, Compound E. Compound E Chy(g)/UV light 1-chloropentane NaOH(aq) Compound L [=] 1 = ° 2 g CaHe E) 5 H,0(g)/HaPO, @
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a. Use the information in the table to calculate the energy content of the ripe banana in kilojoules per gram. 2 marks
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b. Banana cells respire in the same way as human cells. Write the balanced equation for cellular respiration. 1 mark N H T
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c. Sucrose is one of the chemical substances that make ripe bananas taste sweet. Aspartame is an ester used as an artificial sweetener.
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