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  • Question
  • O2 binding to hemoglobin results in


  • Options
  • A. 100-fold higher affinity for the last O2 bound than for the first
  • B. extensive protein conformational change
  • C. both (a) and (b)
  • D. 100-fold lower affinity for the last O2 bound than for the first

  • Correct Answer
  • both (a) and (b) 


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    • 1. A biological redox reaction always involves

    • Options
    • A. an oxidizing agent
    • B. a gain of electrons
    • C. a reducing agent
    • D. all of these
    • Discuss
    • 2. Which of the following is correct sequence of processes in the oxidation of glucose?

    • Options
    • A. Krebs cycle - glycolysis - electron transport
    • B. Glycolysis - Krebs cycle - eletron transport
    • C. Electron transport - Krebs cycle - glycolysis
    • D. Krebs cycle - electron transport - glycolysis
    • Discuss
    • 3. RNA instability in alkaline solutions is due to

    • Options
    • A. adenine
    • B. ribose
    • C. uracil
    • D. single strand nature
    • Discuss
    • 4. Cholestrol is the precursor of

    • Options
    • A. steroid hormones
    • B. vitamin A
    • C. bile salts
    • D. both (a) and (c)
    • Discuss
    • 5. An isocratic elution in HPLC is one in which the composition of the solvent

    • Options
    • A. remains constant
    • B. changes continuously
    • C. changes in a series of steps
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 6. What happens after glycolysis when oxygen is available as an electron acceptor?

    • Options
    • A. Pyruvate is formed
    • B. NADH is produced
    • C. Fermentation
    • D. Oxidative phosphorylation
    • Discuss
    • 7. Nucleoside is a pyrimidine or purine base

    • Options
    • A. covalently bonded to a sugar
    • B. ionically bonded to a sugar
    • C. hydrogen bonded to a sugar
    • D. none of the above
    • Discuss
    • 8. Specialized transduction occurs when

    • Options
    • A. the bacteriophage incorporates randomly in the bacterial chromosome
    • B. the bacteriophage never incorporates into the bacterial chromosome
    • C. the bacteriophage always incorporates at the same position in the bacterial chromosome
    • D. none of the above
    • Discuss
    • 9. Polyprotic acids such as H3PO4, can act as acid-base buffers

    • Options
    • A. only in combination with polyprotic bases
    • B. if their concentration is kept low
    • C. at pH values around neutrality
    • D. at pH values around any of their pKa's
    • Discuss
    • 10. Stereo chemical configuration of all a-amino acids derived from proteins is

    • Options
    • A. L
    • B. D
    • C. L and D
    • D. None of these
    • Discuss


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