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Immobilized Enzyme problems


  • 1. Which is not the method for producing immobilized enzymes with multifunctional reagents?

  • Options
  • A. Enzymes are adsorbed on the surface active support followed by intermolecular cross linking
  • B. Functional groups are introduced on the support to react co-valently with enzymes
  • C. Enzymes are cross linked intermolecularly
  • D. None of the above
  • Discuss
  • 2. The intraparticle mass transfer resistance can affect the rate of enzyme reaction, if enzymes are immobilized by

  • Options
  • A. copolymerization or microencapsulation
  • B. crosslinking using multifunctional reagents
  • C. adsorption
  • D. all of the above
  • Discuss
  • 3. The support material for immobilization of cells of Bacillus subtilis is

  • Options
  • A. ion exchange resins
  • B. gelatin
  • C. Anthracite
  • D. agarose and carbodiimide
  • Discuss
  • 4. Water insoluble enzymes can be prepared by using multifunctional agents that are bifunctional in nature and have

  • Options
  • A. low molecular weight
  • B. high molecular weight
  • C. high equivalent weight
  • D. low reactivity
  • Discuss
  • 5. The immobilized technique involving chemical method is

  • Options
  • A. covalent bond formation dependent
  • B. non-covalent bond formation dependent
  • C. both (a) and (b)
  • D. ionic bond formation dependent
  • Discuss
  • 6. During the enzymatic reaction of an immobilized enzyme, the rate of substrate transfer is

  • Options
  • A. equal to that of substrate consumption
  • B. more than that of substrate consumption
  • C. lesser than that of substrate consumption
  • D. is nothing to do with the substrate consumption
  • Discuss
  • 7. Functional groups of the nonessential amino acid residues that are suitable for the immobilization process are

  • Options
  • A. free ?-, ?- or ? carb oxyl groups
  • B. ? or ? amino groups
  • C. phenyl, hydroxyl, sulfhydryl or imidazole groups
  • D. all of the above
  • Discuss
  • 8. Which of the following is taken as an assumption in the distributed model?

  • Options
  • A. The reaction occurs at every position and the kinetics of the reaction are of the same form as observed for free enzyme.
  • B. Mass transfer through the immobilized enzyme occurs via molecular diffusion
  • C. There is no mass transfer limitation at the outside surface of the spherical immobilized enzyme
  • D. All of the above
  • Discuss
  • 9. The covalent attachment of enzyme molecules is via

  • Options
  • A. nonessential amino acids residues to water insoluble, functional supports
  • B. essential amino acids residues to water insoluble, functional supports
  • C. nonessential amino acids residues to water soluble, functional supports
  • D. essential amino acids residues to water soluble, functional supports
  • Discuss
  • 10. For glucose isomerization by immobilized enzyme, the reactor generally used is

  • Options
  • A. CSTR
  • B. plug flow
  • C. packed bed
  • D. fluidized bed
  • Discuss

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