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Structure and Properties of Peptides problems


  • 1. Hemoglobin has quaternary structure and is made up of

  • Options
  • 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
  • 2. What was the first protein whose complete tertiary structure was determined?

  • Options
  • A. Lysozyme
  • B. Myoglobin
  • C. Pancreatic ribonuclease
  • D. Pancreatic DNase
  • Discuss
  • 3. 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
  • 4. 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
  • 5. 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
  • 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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