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  • Question
  • The oxygen binding curves of hemoglobin and myoglobin


  • Options
  • A. allow maximum transfer of oxygen to the tissues
  • B. are a consequence of the quaternary structure of hemoglobin
  • C. both (a) and (b)
  • D. are identical

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


  • Structure and Properties of Peptides problems


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    • 1. Which of the following is an example of tertiary structure in a protein?

    • Options
    • A. A multimeric protein
    • B. An a-helix
    • C. A P-pleated sheet
    • D. A globular domain
    • Discuss
    • 2. When pO2 = Kd of myoglobin, the fractional saturation (YO2) is about

    • Options
    • A. 0.1
    • B. 0.5
    • C. 0.9
    • D. 1.7
    • Discuss
    • 3. What was the first protein whose complete tertiary structure was determined?

    • Options
    • A. Lysozyme
    • B. Myoglobin
    • C. Pancreatic ribonuclease
    • D. Pancreatic DNase
    • Discuss
    • 4. Hemoglobin has quaternary structure and is made up of

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    • A. six polypeptide chains, two ?-chains and four ?-chains
    • B. two polypeptide chains, one ?-chains and one ?-chains
    • C. four polypeptide chains, two ?-chains and two ?-chains
    • D. five polypeptide chains, two ?-chains and three ?-chains
    • Discuss
    • 5. Which of the following is the best criterion for deciding whether a cell is prokaryotic or eukaryotic?

    • Options
    • A. The cell came from a single-celled or multicelled organism
    • B. The cell has a nucleus or not
    • C. The cell has cytosol or not
    • D. DNA is present in the cell or not
    • Discuss
    • 6. Which of the following statements is incorrect?

    • Options
    • A. Protein G contains both a-helix and P-sheet
    • B. Protein G contains only a-helix
    • C. Fatty acid binding protein contains largely P-sheet
    • D. Hemoglobin contains four sub-units
    • Discuss
    • 7. In the ?-pleated sheet

    • Options
    • A. hydrogen bonds are formed between the peptide bonds
    • B. adjacent polypeptide chains can either be parallel or antiparallel
    • C. the polypeptide chain is fully extended
    • D. all of the above
    • Discuss
    • 8. In ?-pleated sheet structures neighbouring

    • Options
    • A. chains lie in a flat plane
    • B. neighboring residues are hydrogen bonded
    • C. neighboring chains are connected by a-helices
    • D. neighboring chains are hydrogen bonded
    • Discuss
    • 9. The same peptide, Val-Lys-Glu-Met-Ser-Trp-Arg-Ala. was digested with chymotrypsin to produce

    • Options
    • A. Val-Lys + Glu-Met-Ser + Trp-Arg-Ala.
    • B. Val-Lys-Glu-Met-Ser-Trp + Arg-Ala.
    • C. Val-Lys-Glu-Met-Ser + Trp-Arg-Ala.
    • D. Val-Lys-Glu-Met + Ser-Trp-Arg-Ala.
    • Discuss
    • 10. Which of the following statement is incorrect?

    • Options
    • A. Hemoglobin and myoglobin are the two oxygen binding proteins
    • B. Hemoglobin transports O2 in the blood
    • C. Myoglobin stores O2 in muscles
    • D. None of the above
    • Discuss


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