Biochemical Engineering - Enzymes and Kinetics

Exercise : Enzymes and Kinetics - Section 1
6.
In competitive inhibition a factor is obtained from the measurement of
Vmax
KM
Y-intercept in Lineweaver-Burk Plot
None of these
Answer: Option
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7.
Which of these proteases is not a cysteine active site protease?
Calpain
Cathepsin D
Papain
None of the above
Answer: Option
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8.
Given an enzyme with a Km = 10m M and Vmax = 100 m mol/min. If [S] = 100 m M, which of the following will be true?
A 10 fold increase in Vmax would increase velocity 10 fold y
A 10 fold decrease in Km would increase velocity
Both (a) and (b)
A 10 fold increase in Vmax would decrease velocity 20 fold
Answer: Option
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9.
The conformational change in an enzyme after the substrate is bound that allows the chemical reaction to proceed, can be explained by
induced fit
transition
fit and fine
Pasteur
Answer: Option
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10.
The active site of an enzyme remains
at the center of globular proteins
rigid and does not change shape
complementary to the rest of the molecule
none of the above
Answer: Option
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