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Given below are two statements Statement I: On hydrolysis, oligo peptides give rise to fewer number of α-amino acids while proteins give rise to a large number of β-amino acids. Statement II: Natural proteins are denatured by acids which convert the water soluble form of fibrous proteins to their water insoluble form. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below (1) Statement I is incorrect but statement II is correct (2) Both statement I and statement II are incorrect (3) Statement I is correct but statement II is incorrect (4) Both statement I and statement II are correct

1. Statement I is incorrect but statement II is correct
2. Both statement I and statement II are incorrect
3. Statement I is correct but statement II is incorrect
4. Both statement I and statement II are correct

Correct answer: Both statement I and statement II are incorrect

Solution

Statement I is incorrect because hydrolysis of oligopeptides and proteins yields α-amino acids, not β-amino acids. Statement II is also incorrect as denaturation by acids typically affects the solubility of proteins but does not convert soluble fibrous proteins into insoluble forms.

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