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Pentadiplandra brazzeana produces a protein called brazzein which is about 2,000 times as sweet as sugar. This plant belongs to :A. CanadaB. AustraliaC. West AfricaD. South America |
Answer» Correct Answer - C Brazzein is a high-potency thermostable sweet protein obtained from the fruit of a wild west African climbing plant pentadiplandra brazzeana Baillon. Brazzein is 2,000 times sweets than sucrose in comparison to 2% sucrose aqueous solution and 500 times in comparison to 10% of the sugar. Its taste is more similar to sucrose. Its sweethess is not destroyed by `80^(@)C` for 4 h. |
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