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Earn 100

Prosthetic group is organic or inorganic?

Important Questions on Chemical Constituents of Living Cell

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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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Ethanol is used to treat methanol toxicity because ethanol
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Consider the following statements:
(A) Coenzyme or metal ion that is tightly bound to enzyme protein is called prosthetic group.
(B) A complete catalytic active enzyme with its bound prosthetic group is called apoenzyme.
Select the correct option.
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Find out where transketolase and epimerase reactions occur among the following:

i) G-3-P+DHAP Fructose -1-6- bisphosphate

ii) Sedoheptulose- 7- Phosphate +G-3-P Xylulose -5-P+ Ribose -5- Phosphate

iii) Ribose -5- Phosphate Ribulose -5- Phosphate

iv) Xylulose -5 -Phosphate  Ribulose-5 - Phosphate

v) Fructose - 6 -Phosphate +G-3-P Xylulose- 5 -Phosphate + Erythrose -4-Phosphate

The correct combination is

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Which one of the following statements is incorrect?
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Antibodies having catalytic activity is known as _____ .
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Which of the followings is/are the class(s) of enzymes?
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The enzyme hexokinase which catalysis glucose to glucose-6-phosphate in glycolysis is inhibited by glucose-6-phosphate. This is an example of

I. Competitive inhibition

II. Non-competitive inhibition

III. Feedback allosteric inhibition

Which of the above statements is/are correct?
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The lock and key theory of enzyme action was postulated by Emil _____. (Fischer/Palade)
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An enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of an aldose sugar to a ketose sugar would be classified as one of the _____.
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The concentration of substrate at a point half of the rate of the maximum velocity of enzyme reaction is known as _____.
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Which of the followings are not the classes of enzymes?
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An organic substance bound to an enzyme and essential for its activity is called _____. (coenzyme/cofactor)

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Lactate dehydrogenase is an example of _____.
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The enzyme that transfers any ion or group except hydrogen from the substrate to any other substrate belongs to the _____ class of enzymes.
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A prosthetic group is a non-amino acid component that is part of the structure of the heteroproteins being _____ linked to the apoprotein.