Soal-Soal Enzymes (English)
Soal-Soal Enzymes (English)
Soal-Soal Enzymes (English)
An introduction to enzymes
Pages: 183184 Difficulty: 1 Ans: A
1. One of the enzymes involved in glycolysis, aldolase, requires Zn2+ for
catalysis. Under conditions of zinc deficiency, when the enzyme may lack
zinc, it would be referred to as the:
A) apoenzyme.
B) coenzyme.
C) holoenzyme.
D) prosthetic group.
E) substrate.
An introduction to enzymes
Page: 185 Difficulty: 1 Ans: D
2. Which one of the following is not among the six internationally accepted
classes of enzymes?
A) Hydrolases
B) Ligases
C) Oxidoreductases
D) Polymerases
E) Transferases
A) They bind to substrates but are never covalently attached to substrate or product.
B) They increase the equilibrium constant for a reaction, thus favoring product
formation.
C) They increase the stability of the product of a desired reaction by allowing
ionizations, resonance, and isomerizations not normally available to substrates.
D) They lower the activation energy for the conversion of substrate to product.
E) To be effective, they must be present at the same concentration as their
substrates.
A) A reaction may not occur at a detectable rate even though it has a favorable
equilibrium.
B) After a reaction, the enzyme involved becomes available to catalyze the reaction
again.
C) For S P, a catalyst shifts the reaction equilibrium to the right.
D) Lowering the temperature of a reaction will lower the reaction rate.
E) Substrate binds to an enzyme's active site.
A) (a) describes a strict “lock and key” model, whereas (b) describes a transition-
state complementarity model.
B) The activation energy for the catalyzed reaction is 5 in (a) and is 7 in (b).
C) The activation energy for the uncatalyzed reaction is given by 5 + 6 in (a) and by
7 + 4 in (b).
D) The contribution of binding energy is given by 5 in (a) and by 7 in (b).
E) The ES complex is given by 2 in (a) and 3 in (b).
A) It cannot provide enough energy to explain the large rate accelerations brought
about by enzymes.
B) It is sometimes used to hold two substrates in the optimal orientation for reaction.
C) It is the result of covalent bonds formed between enzyme and substrate.
D) Most of it is derived from covalent bonds between enzyme and substrate.
E) Most of it is used up simply binding the substrate to the enzyme.
A) 1; 2
B) 1; 3
C) 2; 3
D) 2; 3
E) 3; 2
Using this reaction, the rate of breakdown of the enzyme-substrate complex can be
described by the expression:
A) k1 ([Et] - [ES]).
B) k1 ([Et] - [ES])[S].
C) k2 [ES].
D) k-1 [ES] + k2 [ES].
E) k-1 [ES].
A) Km = Ks.
B) the enzyme is regulated.
C) the ES complex is formed and broken down at equivalent rates.
D) the Km is equivalent to the cellular substrate concentration.
E) the maximum velocity occurs when the enzyme is saturated.
k2
ES P
A) k2 is very slow.
B) k1= k2.
C) k1= k-1.
D) k1[E][S] = k-1[ES] + k2[ES].
E) k1[E][S] = k-1[ES].
A) dissociation constant.
B) half-saturation constant.
C) maximum velocity.
D) Michaelis-Menten number.
E) turnover number.
A) Irreversible
B) Competitive
C) Non-competitive
D) Mixed
E) pH inhibition
A) glucose has more —OH groups per molecule than does water.
B) the larger glucose binds better to the enzyme; it induces a conformational change
in hexokinase that brings active-site amino acids into position for catalysis.
C) the —OH group of water is attached to an inhibitory H atom, while the glucose —
OH group is attached to C.
D) water and the second substrate, ATP, compete for the active site resulting in a
competitive inhibition of the enzyme.
E) water normally will not reach the active site because it is hydrophobic.
A) ß-lacamase; bacteria
B) transpeptidase; human cells
C) transpeptidase; bacteria
D) lysozyme; human cells
E) aldolase; bacteria
Regulatory enzymes
Pages: 220221 Difficulty: 2 Ans: E
36. Which of the following statements about allosteric control of enzymatic activity
is false?
Regulatory enzymes
Pages: 220221 Difficulty: 1 Ans: A
37. A small molecule that decreases the activity of an enzyme by binding to a site
other than the catalytic site is termed a(n):
A) allosteric inhibitor.
B) alternative inhibitor.
C) competitive inhibitor.
D) stereospecific agent.
E) transition-state analog.
Regulatory enzymes
Pages: 220221 Difficulty: 1 Ans: C
38. Allosteric enzymes:
Regulatory enzymes
Pages: 223-226 Difficulty: 3 Ans: A
39. Which of the following has not been shown to play a role in determining the
specificity of protein kinases?
Regulatory enzymes
Page: 226 Difficulty: 1 Ans: C
40. How is trypsinogen converted to trypsin?
A) positive regulator.
B) negative regulator.
C) co-factor.
D) competitive inhibitor.
E) coenzyme.
Regulatory enzymes
Page: 232234 Difficulty: 2 Ans: E
42. Blood coagulation involves:
A) a kinase cascade.
B) zymogen activation.
C) serine proteases.
D) A and B.
E) B and C.
An introduction to enzymes
Page: 184 Difficulty: 1
43. Define the terms “cofactor” and “coenzyme.”
Ans: A cofactor is any chemical component required for enzyme activity; it includes
both organic molecules, called “coenzymes,” and inorganic ions.
Ans: The difference in free energy content between substrate (or reactant) and
product for each reaction reflects the relative amounts of each compound present at
equilibrium. The greater the difference in free energy, the greater the difference in
amounts of each compound at equilibrium.
Ans: The rate of conversion from substrate to product (or the reverse reaction, from
product to substrate) does not depend on the free-energy difference between them.
The rate of the reaction depends on the activation energy of the reaction ΔG'‡, which
is the difference between the free-energy content of S (or P) and the reaction
transition state.
Ans: Keq' = [P]/[S]. The value of Keq' reflects the difference between the free energy
content of S and P. Free energy and equilibrium constant are related by the
expression:
For each change in Keq' by one order of magnitude, ΔG'° changes by 5.7
Kjoule/mole.
Enzyme kinetics as an approach to understanding mechanism
Pages: 192193 Difficulty: 2
49. What is the difference between general acid-base catalysis and specific acid-
base catalysis? (Assume that the solvent is water.)
Ans: Specific acid-base catalysis refers to catalysis by the constituents of water; that
is, the donation of aproton by the hydronium ion, H3O+ or the acceptance of a
proton by the hydroxyl ion OH-. General acid-base catalysis refers to the donation or
acceptance of a proton by weak acids and bases other than water.
One assumption is that [P] = 0 so that the rate of the reaction depends exclusively on
the breakdown of ES and is not influenced by the reverse reaction; that is, k -2 can be
ignored and V0 = k2 [ES]. This condition is possible only if early reaction times are
measured; the velocity, therefore, is an initial velocity. A second assumption is that
the rate of ES formation equals the rate of ES breakdown; in other words, the
reaction is at a steady state. A third assumption is [S] >> [Et], so that total [S], which
equals free substrate and enzyme-bound substrate, is essentially equal to [S].
Ans: Km = (k2 + k-1)/ k1, where k-1 and k1 are the rate constants for the breakdown
and association, respectively, of the ES complex and k 2 is the rate constant for the
breakdown of ES to form E + P. K m can be determined graphically on a plot of V0 vs.
[S] by finding the [S] at which V0 = 1/2 Vmax. More conveniently, on a double-
reciprocal plot, the x-axis intercept = –1/ Km.