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Describe enzyme structure.

Important Questions on Biomolecules

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Solid and dotted lines represent the activities of pepsin and salivary amylase enzymes of the digestive tract, respectively. Which one of the following graphs best represents their activity vs pH?
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When RNAse enzyme is denatured by adding urea, which ONE of the following combinations of bonds would be disrupted?
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In the above figure representing an enzyme catalysed reaction a and b respectively are;

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When inorganic ions or Metallo-organic molecules bind to apoenzyme, they together form _____.
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Read the following statements:
(i) An active site of an enzyme is a crevice or pocket into which substrate fits.
(ii) Enzymes work efficiently at high temperature and high pressures, while inorganic catalysts get damaged at high temperatures.
(iii) Nucleic acids that behave like enzymes are called ribozymes.
(iv) Uncatalysed reactions proceed at rates vastly higher than that of catalysed ones.


Which of these statements are incorrect?

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Slow rate of absorption of ion at high temperature is due to:
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Which of the following factors affecting the enzyme activity is depicted in the given graph?

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(i) Temperature

(ii) Substrate concentration

(iii) pH

(iv) Competitive inhibitor.

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In an enzymatic reaction, there is a continuous increase in the pH due to the formation of the alkaline product, which of the following graph correctly represent this reaction?
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Which of the following assays would you expect to have the highest reaction rate?
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An enzyme extract when subjected to electric field, separates into two fractions each catalyzing the same reaction. These fractions are
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Read the given paragraph and choose the correct options for the blanks.
Prosthetic groups are__(A)__ compounds distinguished from other co-factors in being __(B)__ bound to the apo-enzyme. For example, in peroxidase and __(C)__ which catalyse the breakdown of hydrogen peroxide to water and__(D)__, __(E)__ is the prosthetic group.
Select the option that correctly fills blanks in the above paragraph.
  (A) (B) (C) (D) (E)
(i) organic tightly catalase oxygen haem
(ii) inorganic loosely catalase hydrogen haem
(iii) inorganic tightly isomerase hydrogen haem
(iv) organic loosely isomerase oxygen haem
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Which of the following enzymes help in crossing the plasma membrane?
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As temperature changes from 3°C to 45°C, the rate of enzyme activity will