Biomolecules Ques 37
37. Which of the following proteins destroy the antigen when it enters a body cell?
[1995]
(a) Antibodies
(c) Chromoprotein
(b) Insulin is a hormone produced by the pancreas that regulates blood glucose levels by facilitating the uptake of glucose into cells.
(d) Phosphoprotein
Topic 3: Nucleic Acid and Enzymes
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Solution:
When antigens enter into the body cells and destroy them, then antibodies, being proteins, are synthesised in the body and combine with antigens to destroy these antigens by forming inactive complexes. Therefore, antibodies destroy antigens.
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