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Q: Proline racemase catalyzes the conversion between L-proline and D-proline. The Km and kcat for this…

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Q: 1. Make a Lineweaver-Burk plot and use the plot to complete the information in the table and the…

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Q: What kind of catalysis is cysteine driving in this picture? H-N. Metal catalysis Covalent catalysis…

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Q: What is the concept of FoldIt protein folding game, and how is it used to elucidate and visualize…

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Q: Which of the following is the most efficient enzyme An enzyme with a high kcat and a high Km. An…

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Q: Choose the Incorrect statement. In the phospholipid bilayer part of the cell membrane. None of the…

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Q: Two possible point mutations are the substitution of lysine for leucine or the substitution of…

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Q: ARTVIVGKSFSLGVDW. Calculate the number of charged groups in this peptide at pH 5. Use the provided…

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Q: In the peptide Ala – Gly – Val – Phe – Tyr, a carboxylate (-COO-) group would bound in which amino…

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Q: Solve the Michaelis-Menten equation for KM when vo=Vmax/2. What does this tell you about the…

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Q: The hydrolysis of pyrophosphate to orthophosphate drives biosynthetic reactions such as DNA…

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Q: Suppose a researcher previously cloned gene Y into M13 bacteriophage vector. Gene Y encodes a…

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Q: A protein which has more than one stable conformation is called a: a) chaperone protein b)  molten…

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Q: The protein fragments ABS1 and ABS2 of tropomodulin were produced as fusion proteins with chitin…

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Q: (a) The diagram below on the right-hand side illustrates the polar Asp(a94)... Asn (102) interaction…

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Q: Given the following peptide SEPLMAPVEYPK TABLE 5.1 Properties of the common amino acids found in…

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Q: Describe ketone bodies and their role in metabolism.

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Q: What is the process of beta oxidation

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Q: Draw a generic dipeptide, and write out the mechanism describing its cleavage catalyzed by a serine…

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Q: 2. An enzyme-catalyzed reaction has a Km = 120 μM. At what substrate concentration would this…

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Q: An enzyme that follows simple Michaelis-Menten kinetics has an initial reaction velocity of 10 µmol…

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Q: An allosteric enzyme that follows the concerted mechanism (MWC model) has a T/R ratio of 300 in the…

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Q: Draw dipeptide Arg-Thr at pH 6.0. Circle the six atoms that are restricted in one plane. Calculate…

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Q: Classify each monosaccharide according to the position of the carbonyl group and the number of…

A: For carbohydrate containing aldehyde group:Aldotriose: carbohydrate with three carbon atoms…

Q: 1. Glycolysis can be summarized as a 6-carbon structure becoming two 3-carbon structures. To really…

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Q: Provide an overview of the components and structure of a microchip.

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Q: Which of these statements about hemoglobin is NOT true? A) it is a tetrameric globular protein   b)…

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Q: A person with a genetic defect which results in the synthesis of an insufficient amount of the alpha…

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Q: Decide whether each of the following statements is true about pyruvate decarboxylase. It…

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Q: The F₁F. - ATP synthase is a molecular machine that converts the proton motive force into enzymatic…

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Q: Match the descriptions to the type of G protein. Heterotrimeric G proteins monomeric in both active…

A: G proteins (Guanosine nucleotide-binding proteins) can be broadly classified into two types. They…

Q: Shown below is a substrate for a Trypsin. Draw the mechanism for this serine protease using the…

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