Enzymes
Enzymes
Enzymes
1. A molecule that is structurally similar to the substrate for an enzyme will probably be a:
a. Competitive inhibitor
b. Cofactor
c. Regulator
d. Noncompetitive inhibitor
2. The site on an allosteric enzyme that is directly involved in modulation of its activity is
called
a. The prosthetic group
b. Regulatory site
c. Active site
d. Target site
3. The multistep sequence of reactions shown below uses a regulatory mechanism to control
the amount of D produced. In these general schemes, the last product, D, in the reaction
sequence is involved in a feed back mechanism of inhibiton. Molecule D in the sequence
usually
a. Inhibits E1
b. Inhibits E2
c. Inhibits E3
d. Inhibits all enzymes
15. The small molecule, urea, is used to denature proteins. Its structure is
Its ability to denature proteins is primarily because
a. It cleaves the peptide backbone
b. It breaks up essential hydrogen bonding in the secondary and tertiary structure
c. It breaks up hydrophobic interactions in the secondary and tertiary structure
d. It reacts with the hydroxyl group on glycine residues
16. Isoenzymes are enzymes that
a. Occur in different forms in different tissues and catalyze the same reaction
b. Are always composed of only one subunit
c. Must be modifies by a kinase to become active
d. Are unaffected by extreme temperatures
e. Are composed of RNA
Enzyme Classes
a. Acid phosphatase
a. Hydrolase
b. Alcohol dehydrogenase b. oxidoreductase
c. DNA (Topo)isomerase c. Isomerase
d. Pepsin d. hydrolase
e. Ligase
e. Tyrosine-tRNA synthetase f. Transferase
f. Pyruvate kinase g. Hydrolase
g. Acetylcholinesterase h. Transferase
2. Lipases are enzymes that are (more or less) specific than ACE
3. Of the two main models used to explain enzymatic action, the ____________ model is
regarded as more flexible than the ____________ model.
4. A number of enzymes require a nonprotein component called a ____________ or
____________ to exhibit enzymatic activity.
5. Trypsinogen is an example of a ____________ that can only be a ____________ by
removal of a portion of the protein.
6. If the enzyme concentration is tripled, the reaction rate will ____________
7. Enzymes change the ____________ of the reaction, but do not change the
____________ concentrations in the reaction.
23.1 What Are Enzymes?
a. All enzymes are globular proteins.
b. Some enzymes are made out of DNA.
c. Enzymes are biological catalysts.
d. Enzymes exhibit substrate specificity.
e. Trypsin is an enzyme that catalyzes the cleavage of peptide bonds.
f. Trypsin makes the free energy of activation of the reaction more favorable
g. Lipases catalyzes the cleavage of fatty acids off of triacylglycerols.