Question

Most common protein and carbohydrate found in a cow's milk are

• A. Albumin, lactose
• B. Globulin, casein
• C. Casein, lactose
• D. Casein, fructose

Answer 1

The correct option is C Casein, lactose

The proteins are the most versatile biomolecules and serve a variety of purpose. Some of the most important types of proteins are nutrient and storage proteins, transport proteins, storage proteins, enzymes, defence proteins, regulatory proteins, structural proteins etc.

Ovalbumin of egg white and casein of milk are the important nutrient and storage proteins of milk. Disaccharides are carbohydrates made up of two units of monosaccharides. The disaccharide lactose which yields D-galactose and D-glucose on hydrolysis occurs only in milk.