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  • 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

  • Correct Answer
  • induced fit 


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    • 1. 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
    • Discuss
    • 2. 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
    • Discuss
    • 3. Which of the following common drugs is not a specific enzyme inhibitor?

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    • A. Iodine
    • B. Methotrexate
    • C. Sulfbnilamide
    • D. Penicillin
    • Discuss
    • 4. 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
    • Discuss
    • 5. 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
    • Discuss
    • 6. A classical uncompetitive inhibitor is a compound that binds

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    • 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
    • Discuss
    • 7. Which of these proteases is not a cysteine active site protease?

    • Options
    • A. Calpain
    • B. Cathepsin D
    • C. Papain
    • D. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 8. A competitive inhibitor of an enzyme is usually

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    • A. a highly reactive compound
    • B. a metal ion such as Hg2+ or Pb2+
    • C. structurally similar to the substrate.
    • D. water insoluble
    • Discuss
    • 9. An enzyme is assayed at an initial substrate concentration of 2 x 10-5M. In 6 minute, half of the substrate is used. The Km for the substrate is 2 x 10-3M. The value of k in minute is

    • Options
    • A. 0.115
    • B. 0.42
    • C. 0.093
    • D. 6.693
    • Discuss
    • 10. An enzyme and a reactant molecule maintain relationship as

    • Options
    • A. a temporary association
    • B. an association stabilized by a covalent bond
    • C. one in which the enzyme is changed permanently
    • D. non complementary binding
    • Discuss


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