Enzyme Kinetics(Enzyme Technology ) Questions and Answers
Question 1. The covalent catalysis is aided by one of the following method?
General acid-base catalysis
Specific acid-base catalysis
Nucleophilic catalysis
Substrate collision theory
Explanation:-
Answer: Option C. -> Nucleophilic catalysis Answer: (c).Nucleophilic catalysis
Question 2. ________________ involves substrates forming transient covalent bond with the residues present in the active site
Covalent catalysis
Specific acid-base catalysis
General acid-base catalysis
Lock and key model
Explanation:-
Answer: Option A. -> Covalent catalysis Answer: (a).Covalent catalysis
Question 3. Daniel Koshland proposed a model for enzyme’s reaction mechanism in 1958 which is termed as __________
Induced fit model
Lock and key model
Henri kinetic model
Miachelis Menten kinetic model
Explanation:-
Answer: Option A. -> Induced fit model Answer: (a).Induced fit model
Question 4. Which of this is not true for the active site of an enzyme?
Active site is constituted by 3 to 4 amino-acids in a big protein structure
Active site is mainly constituted by non-polar amino acids for catalysis to take place
Water is generally included in the site
Active site is a cleft formed by different amino-acids from different positions in an enzyme molecule
Explanation:-
Answer: Option C. -> Water is generally included in the site Answer: (c).Water is generally included in the site
Question 5. Which is the first step involved in chymotrypsin mediated peptide bond hydrolysis?
Acylation
Specific acid-base catalysis
General acid-base catalysis
Deacylation
Explanation:-
Answer: Option D. -> Deacylation Answer: (d).Deacylation
Question 6. Given an enzyme with Kₘ of 0.25mM, at what substrate concentration will the velocity of the enzyme reach 1/2 of the Vₘₐₓ? (Vₘₐₓ = 100 mmol/s)
0.5 mM
0.25 mM
0.75 mM
25 mM
Explanation:-
Answer: Option B. -> 0.25 mM Answer: (b).0.25 mM
Question 7. An enzyme with a Kₘ of 5mM has a reaction rate of 100 mmol/min at substrate concentration of 0.25 mmol. What is the maximum reaction rate that this enzyme can achieve when its saturated with substrate?
2100
1500
1900
9000
Explanation:-
Answer: Option A. -> 2100 Answer: (a).2100
Question 8. What does the following graph represent?
Miachelis Menten plot
Lineweaver Burk plot
Eadie-Hofstee plot
Hanes plot
Explanation:-
Answer: Option D. -> Hanes plot Answer: (d).Hanes plot
Question 9. Which is the model proposed in the following diagram?
Fluid Mosaic Model
Lock and key model
Induced fit model
Miachelis Menten model
Explanation:-
Answer: Option C. -> Induced fit model Answer: (c).Induced fit model
Question 10. What does the following plot represent?