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Enzymes and Kinetics
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Question
Which of the following statements is not true?
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A. Enzymes are proteins that bind to specific substrates and increase the velocity of reactions involving those substrates
B. Enzymes function by overcoming the activation energy barrier of a reaction
C. Enzymes make thermodynamically favorable reactions to proceed; they cannot make unfavorable reactions to occur
D. Enzymes only function when they are in intact cells
Correct Answer
Enzymes only function when they are in intact cells
Enzymes and Kinetics problems
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1. Which of the following common drugs is not a specific enzyme inhibitor?
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A. Iodine
B. Methotrexate
C. Sulfbnilamide
D. Penicillin
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Correct Answer: Iodine
2. Which of the following activity is possible by transferases?
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A. Transfer of methyl groups
B. Transfer of glycosyl group
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. None of these
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Correct Answer: Both (a) and (b)
3. The types of inhibition pattern based on Michaelis Menten equation are
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A. competitive
B. non-competitive
C. uncompetitive
D. all of the above
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Correct Answer: all of the above
4. The relationship between
K
eq
,
K
m
and V
max
is known as
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A. Haldane equation
B. Michaelis Menten equation
C. Numerical solution approach
D. Gibbs-Helmholtz equation
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Correct Answer: Haldane equation
5. The reciprocal equation for non competitive inhibition can be arranged to the equation for the
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A. Dixon plot
B. Woolf-Augusteinsson-Hofstee plot
C. Eadie-Scatchard plot
D. Hanes-Woolf plot
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Correct Answer: Dixon plot
6. Which of the following statements is true for enzymatically catalyzed reaction?
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A. The activation energy of the reaction is lowered so that a larger proportion of the substrate qualifies to overcome it
B. Additional substrate molecules are energized to overcome the activation energy of the reaction
C. The activation energy of the reaction is increased, thus decreasing the likelihood that any substrate molecules will overcome it
D. The activation energy of the reaction is lowered so that a fewer substrate molecules can overcome it
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Correct Answer: The activation energy of the reaction is lowered so that a larger proportion of the substrate qualifies to overcome it
7. The conformational change in an enzyme after the substrate is bound that allows the chemical reaction to proceed, can be explained by
Options
A. induced fit
B. transition
C. fit and fine
D. Pasteur
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Correct Answer: induced fit
8. A classical uncompetitive inhibitor is a compound that binds
Options
A. reversibly to the enzyme substrate complex yielding an inactive ESI complex
B. irreversibly to the enzyme substrate complex yielding an inactive ESI complex
C. reversibly to the enzyme substrate complex yielding an active ESI complex
D. irreversibly to the enzyme substrate complex yielding an active ESI complex
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Correct Answer: reversibly to the enzyme substrate complex yielding an inactive ESI complex
9. Which of these proteases is not a cysteine active site protease?
Options
A. Calpain
B. Cathepsin D
C. Papain
D. None of the above
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Correct Answer: Cathepsin D
10. A competitive inhibitor of an enzyme is usually
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A. a highly reactive compound
B. a metal ion such as Hg
2+
or Pb
2+
C. structurally similar to the substrate.
D. water insoluble
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Correct Answer: structurally similar to the substrate.
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