Enzymes
Enzymes: Overview
This Topic covers sub-topics such as Enzymes, Chemical Reactions, Classification of Enzymes, Activation Energy, Enzyme Inhibition, Michaelis Menten Equation, Coenzyme, Cofactors, Allosteric Enzyme, Ribozyme and, Competitive Inhibition
Important Questions on Enzymes
Study the given data and answer the following question.
A sample of an enzyme called lactase was isolated from the intestinal lining of a calf. Assays were undertaken to evaluate the activity of the enzyme sample. The substrate of lactase is the disaccharide lactose. Lactase breaks a lactose molecule in two, producing a glucose molecule and a galactose molecule.
Two assays were carried out.
Assay 1:
Lactose concentration (% w/v) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Concentration of enzyme sample (% v/v) | 0 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 25 |
Reaction rate glucose sec-1 mL-1 | 0 | 25 | 50 | 75 | 100 | 125 |
Assay 2:
Lactose concentration (% w/v) | 0 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 25 | 30 |
Concentration of enzyme sample (% v/v) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Reaction rate glucose sec-1 mL-1 | 0 | 15 | 25 | 35 | 40 | 40 |
Which of the following statements can be concluded from the two assays?
A researcher determined the initial velocity of an enzyme in three different reactions (corresponding to lines and in the graph) with increasing substrate concentrations . The results were analyzed using a reciprocal plot where is plotted against (Graph). Reaction was performed without any inhibitory compound. Reaction was performed with compound- that inhibits enzyme activity by binding to the substrate binding site. Reaction was performed with compound that inhibits enzyme activity by binding to a site other than the substrate binding site. If of the enzyme in reaction is , then the correct statement(s) from the following options is(are)
The quantities and were measured independently for an enzymatic reaction using enzymes and isolated from four different organisms (Table). For each enzymatic reaction, substrate was used to obtain the product. The correct option in terms of product formation is
Enzyme | ||
Height of a plant is positively determined by the amount of final product, , of a metabolic pathway catalyzed by five enzymes and (as depicted below). The intermediate product, , blocks the activity of the enzyme , whereas intermediate blocks the enzyme . Conversion of to is the rate limiting step. Based on this information, choose the correct statement from below.
A scientist performed enzyme kinetics and obtained velocity as a function of substrate concentration and the values are given in the table below.
The of the substrate could
The graph given below shows the Michaelis-Menten kinetics for two reactions ( and ; represented as solid and dotted lines, respectively). Enzymes and have values, and , respectively. The respective values for and are and . ().
The correct statement(s) for reactions and is/are
Enzyme concentration has no effects on the rate of a chemical reaction.
Describe the three components of negative feedback inhibition?
Difference between enzyme activity and specific activity?
Select the correct option:
Assertion: All proteinaceous enzymes have a three-dimensional structure.
Reason: The secondary structure of a protein is according to amino acids present inside the polypeptide.
Match the entries in column I and Column II. Which one of the following choices is correct?
Column I | Column II | ||
(a) | Haeme | (1) | Cofactor |
(b) | (2) | Vitamin | |
(c) | Zinc | (3) | Coenzyme |
(d) | Niacin | (4) | Prosthetic group |
Dehydrogenase are mainly responsible for oxidation of its substrates whereas reductase are mainly responsible for reduction of its substrates.