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  • Question
  • The major element of secondary structure in myoglobin and hemoglobin is


  • Options
  • A. the P-strand
  • B. the a-helix
  • C. the reverse turn
  • D. All of these

  • Correct Answer
  • the a-helix 


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    • 1. For gene transfer to be effective, transforming DNA must be

    • Options
    • A. incorporated into the bacterial chromosome
    • B. incorporated into a viral genome
    • C. free in the bacterial cytoplasm
    • D. none of the above
    • Discuss
    • 2. Glycogen has

    • Options
    • A. ?-1,4 linkage
    • B. ?-1,6 linkages
    • C. ?-1,4 and ?-1,6 linkages
    • D. ?-1,4 and ?-1,6 linkage
    • Discuss
    • 3. The released energy obtained by oxidation of glucose is stored as

    • Options
    • A. a concentration gradient across a membrane
    • B. ADP
    • C. ATP
    • D. NAD+
    • Discuss
    • 4. Which of the following serves as a reactant in photosynthesis and a product in cellular respiration?

    • Options
    • A. O2
    • B. CO2
    • C. Sunlight
    • D. ATP
    • Discuss
    • 5. Each cycle of ?-oxidation produces

    • Options
    • A. 1 FADH2, 1 NAD+, and 1 acetyl-CoA
    • B. 1 FADH2, 1 NADH and 1 acetyl-CoA
    • C. 1 FADH2, 1 NADH and 2 CO2 molecules
    • D. 1 FAD, 1 NAD+ and 2 CO2 molecules
    • Discuss
    • 6. Immunological memory is due to

    • Options
    • A. short lived macrophage that can recognize specific pathogens
    • B. long lived B cells that secrete a specific antibody
    • C. long lived B cells that secrete a specific antigen
    • D. short lived helper T cells that signal macrophage to divide
    • Discuss
    • 7. Why do fluorescence spectrometers often use double-beam optics?

    • Options
    • A. So a reference solution can be used
    • B. To compensate for beam attenuation by the monochromator
    • C. To compensate for power fluctuations in the radiation source
    • D. All of the above
    • Discuss
    • 8. The best way to determine the location of protein in the purification scheme is to measure the

    • Options
    • A. rate of ATP synthesis
    • B. changes in the refractive index
    • C. UV absorption
    • D. mass spectroscopy of the protein
    • Discuss
    • 9. Doubling the column's length increases resolution by a factor of

    • Options
    • A. (2)0.5
    • B. 2
    • C. 3
    • D. 4
    • Discuss
    • 10. The role of Asp 102 and His 57 during trypsin catalysis is to

    • Options
    • A. neutralize the charge on the other's side chain
    • B. keep the specificity pocket open
    • C. function as a proton shuttle
    • D. clamp the substrate into the active site
    • Discuss


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