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  • Question
  • About 7.3 kcal/mole are released when


  • Options
  • A. glucose is converted to CO2 and H2O
  • B. NAD+ is reduced to NADH
  • C. ATP hydrolysis is coupled to sucrose synthesis
  • D. the terminal phosphate bond of ATP is broken by hydrolysis

  • Correct Answer
  • glucose is converted to CO2 and H2


  • Enzyme Reaction problems


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    • 1. The affinity of an enzyme for its substrate, when the enzyme has a Km of 0.50 M will be __________ than the affinity of an enzyme for its substrate when the enzyme has a Km of 0.05 M.

    • Options
    • A. greater
    • B. lesser
    • C. approximately equal
    • D. half
    • Discuss
    • 2. An enzyme that is always produced, regardless of the presence of substrates or the end products, is called

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    • A. a constitutive enzyme
    • B. an isoenzyme
    • C. a repressible enzyme
    • D. an allosteric enzyme
    • Discuss
    • 3. Oxidation is the

    • Options
    • A. loss of proton
    • B. gain of electron
    • C. loss of electron
    • D. gain of protons
    • Discuss
    • 4. If the free energy change (?G) in a reaction is a negative value, it indicates that the

    • Options
    • A. reaction releases energy
    • B. reaction absorbs energy
    • C. reaction is in negative direction
    • D. reaction is in positive direction
    • Discuss
    • 5. Organisms, using organic compounds as electron donors are called

    • Options
    • A. lithotrophs
    • B. phototrophs
    • C. chemotrophs
    • D. organotrophs
    • Discuss
    • 6. In the reaction, C6H12O6 + 6O2 ? 6CO2 + 6H2O + energy, which component is being reduced?

    • Options
    • A. O2
    • B. CO2
    • C. H2O
    • D. Energy
    • Discuss
    • 7. The ability of FADH to be oxidized is __________ than the ability of FAD to be oxidized.

    • Options
    • A. greater
    • B. lesser
    • C. approximately equal
    • D. half
    • Discuss
    • 8. A substrate binds to its enzyme at a location called the __________ site.

    • Options
    • A. coenzyme
    • B. substrate
    • C. active
    • D. polypeptide
    • Discuss
    • 9. Which of the following is the best evidence for the lock and key theory of enzyme action?

    • Options
    • A. Compounds similar in structure to the substrate inhibit enzyme activity
    • B. Enzymes are found in living organisms and speed up certain reactions
    • C. Enzymes speed up reactions by definite amounts
    • D. Enzymes determine the direction of a reaction
    • Discuss
    • 10. The ability of a competitive inhibitor to bind to an active site in an allosterically controlled enzyme is __________ than the ability of a non-competitive inhibitor to bind to an active site in the same allosterically controlled enzyme.

    • Options
    • A. greater
    • B. lesser
    • C. approximately equal
    • D. half
    • Discuss


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