Multiple choice

Which of the following sets represent scleroproteins only?

  1. Albumin, Myoglobin, Thrombin

  2. Collagen, Elastin, Myoglobin

  3. Keratin, Elastin, Myoglobin

  4. Thrombin, Keratin, Elastin

  5. Keratin, Collagen, Elastin
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Explanation

Keratin - A fibrous scleroprotein that occurs in the outer layer of the skin and in horny tissues such as hair, feathers, nails, and hooves Collagen - A fibrous scleroprotein in bone and cartilage and tendon and other connective tissue; yields gelatin on boiling Elastin - A fibrous scleroprotein found in elastic tissues such as the walls of arteries.

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