Description : Which of the following regulatory reactions involves a reversible covalent modification of an enzyme? (A) Phosphorylation of serine OH on the enzyme (B) Allosteric modulation (C) Competitive inhibition (D) Non-competitive inhibition
Last Answer : Answer : A
Description : Covalent modification of an enzyme usually involves phosphorylation / dephosphorylation of (A) Serine residue (B) Proline residue (C) Hydroxylysine residue (D) Hydroxyproline residue
Description : Enzyme inhibition caused by a substance resembling substrate molecule is (A) Competitive inhibition (B) Non-competitive inhibition (C) Feedback inhibition (D) Allosteric inhibition
Description : An example of enzyme inhibition: (A) Reversible inhibition (B) Irreversible inhibition (C) Allosteric inhibition (D) All of these ENZYMES 151
Last Answer : Answer : D
Description : The organophosphates produce irreversible inhibition of cholinesterase because: A. They bind to an allosteric site of the enzyme resulting in unfavourable conformation of esteratic site to bind ... degradation of enzyme molecules D. They are neither metabolized nor excreted from the body
Last Answer : B. Regeneration time of the phosphorylated enzyme is longer than the turnover time of the enzyme molecules
Description : In reversible non-competitive enzyme activity inhibition (A) Inhibitor bears structural resemblance to substrate (B) Inhibitor lowers the maximum velocity attainable with a given amount of enzyme (C) Km is increased (D) Km is decreased
Last Answer : Answer : B
Description : In reversible non-competitive enzyme activity inhibition (A) Vmax is increased (B) Km is increased (C) Km is decreased (D) Concentration of active enzyme is reduced
Description : Allosteric enzymes regulate the formation of products by (A) Feedback inhibition (B) Non-competitive inhibition (C) Competitive inhibition (D) Repression-derepression
Description : Allosteric inhibition is also known as (A) Competitive inhibition (B) Non-competitive inhibition (C) Feedback inhibition (D) None of these
Last Answer : Answer : C
Description : Regulation of haem synthesis occurs by (A) Covalent modification (B) Repression - derepression (C) Induction (D) Allosteric regulation
Description : Glucose-6-phosphatase and PEP carboxy kinase are regulated by (A) Covalent modification (B) Allosteric regulation (C) Induction and repression (D) All of these
Description : Pyruvate dehydrogenase complex is regulated by (A) Covalent modification (B) Allosteric regulation (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) None of these
Description : Acetyl CoA carboxylase regulates fatty acid synthesis by which of the following mechanism? (A) Allosteric regulation (B) Covalent modification (C) Induction and repression (D) All of these
Description : Activation or inactivation of certain key regulatory enzymes is accomplished by covalent modification of the amino acid: (A) Tyrosine (B) Phenylalanine (C) Lysine (D) Serine
Description : What is it called when an enzyme is blocked at its active site so the normal substrate can't bind? a. Competitive Inhibition b. Feedback Inhibition c. Noncompetitive Inhibition d. Pathway Modulation
Last Answer : a. Competitive Inhibition
Description : Which inactivates an enzyme by occupying its active site? (A) Competitive inhibitor (B) Allosteric inhibitor (C) Non-competitive inhibitor (D) All of these
Description : The 1992 Nobel Prize for medicine was awarded to Edmond H. Fischer and Edwin J. Krebs for their work concerning (a) reversible protein phosphorylation as a biological regulation mechanism (b) ... (c) human genome project (d) drug designing involving inhibition of DNA synthesis of the pathogen.
Last Answer : (a) reversible protein phosphorylation as a biological regulation mechanism
Description : Difference between competitive and allosteric inhibition -Biology
Last Answer : answer:
Description : The sulfa drugs work by _______ with PABA in making folic acid. a. Positive Feedback b. Negative Feedback c. Competitive Inhibition d. Allosteric Inhibition
Last Answer : c. Competitive Inhibition
Description : In non competitive enzyme activity inhibition, inhibitor (A) Increases Km (B) Decreases Km (C) Does not effect Km (D) Increases Km
Description : Regulation of some enzymes by covalent modification involves addition or removal of (A) Acetate (B) Sulphate (C) Phosphate (D) Coenzyme
Description : A substance unrelated to substrate but capable of reversibly changing activity of enzyme by binding to a site other than active site is called (a) Competitive inhibitor (b) Non-competitive inhibitor (c) Catalytic inhibitor (d) Allosteric modulator/inhibitor
Last Answer : Ans. ((d))
Description : Covalent modification of an enzyme generally requires a (A) Hormone (B) cAMP (C) Protein kinase (D) All of these
Description : In competitive inhibition of enzyme action (A) The apparent Km is decreased (B) The apparent Km is increased (C) Vmax is decreased (D) Apparent concentration of enzyme molecules decreased
Description : Competitive inhibition can be relieved by raising the (A) Enzyme concentration (B) Substrate concentration (C) Inhibitor concentration (D) None of these
Description : In competitive inhibition, the inhibitor (A) Competes with the enzyme (B) Irreversibly binds with the enzyme (C) Binds with the substrate (D) Competes with the substrate
Description : In competitive enzyme activity inhibition (A) Apparent Km is decreased (B) Apparent Km is increased (C) Vmax is increased (D) Vmax is decreased
Description : In competitive enzyme activity inhibition (A) The structure of inhibitor generally resembles that of the substrate (B) Inhibitor decreases apparent Km (C) Km remains unaffective (E) Inhibitor decreases Vmax without affecting Km
Description : If curve X in the graph (below) represents no inhibition for the reaction of the enzyme with its substrates, the curve representing the competitive inhibition, of the same reaction is (A) A (B) B (C) C (D) D
Description : Which one of the following statements regarding enzyme inhibition is correct? (a) Competitive inhibition is seen when a substrate competes with an enzyme for binding to an inhibitor protein. (b ... large amount of substrate. (d) Non-competitive inhibitors often bind to the enzyme irreversibly.
Last Answer : (b) Competitive inhibition is seen when the substrate and the inhibitor compete for the active site on the enzyme
Description : Select the option which is not correct with respect to enzyme action. (a) Substrate binds with enzyme at its active site. (b) Addition of lot of succinate does not reverse the inhibition ... from that which binds the substrate. (d) Malonate is a competitive inhibitor of succinic dehydrogenase.
Last Answer : (b) Addition of lot of succinate does not reverse the inhibition of succinic dehydrogenase by malonate.
Description : Allosteric inhibition (A) Makes active site unifit for substrate (B) Controls excess formation and end product (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) None of these
Description : An example of feedback inhibition is (A) Allosteric inhibition of hexokinase by glucose6-phosphate (B) Cyanide action on cytochrome (C) Sulpha drug on folic acid synthesizer bacteria (D) Reaction between succinic dehydrogenase and succinic acid
Description : Give examples for allosteric inhibition.
Last Answer : ALA synthase, aspartyl trans-carbamoylase, HMG CoA reductase
Description : What are the salient features of allosteric inhibition?
Last Answer : (1) The inhibitor is not a substrate analogue. (2) It is partially reversible when excess substrate is added. (3) Km is usually increased. (4) Vmax is reduced. (5) Most allosteric enzymes possess quaternary structure. They are made up of subunits.
Description : What is allosteric inhibition?
Last Answer : Allosteric enzyme has one catalytic site where the substrate binds and another separate allosteric site where the modifier binds.
Description : Modification of proteins and lipids as glycopeptides and lipo-proteins occur in (A) Ribosomes (B) Golgi apparatus (C) SER (D) All A, B and C
Last Answer : (B) Golgi apparatus
Description : The inhibition of succinate dehydrogenase by malonate by (A) Competitive inhibition (B) Non-competitive inhibition (C) Uncompetitive inhibition (D) Feedback inhibition
Description : A sigmoidal plot of substrate concentration ([S]) verses reaction velocity (V) may indicate (A) Michaelis-Menten kinetics (B) Co-operative binding (C) Competitive inhibition (D) Non-competitive inhibition
Description : Give examples of non-competitive inhibition.
Last Answer : Di-isopropyl fluoro phosphate inhibits trypsin, fluoride inhibits and enolase.
Description : What are the salient features of non-competitive inhibition?
Last Answer : Non-competitive inhibitor has no structural similarity with the substrate. 2. It is generally not reversible 3. Km is not changed. 4. Vmax is reduced.
Description : An example of competitive inhibition of an enzyme is the inhibition of a. Succinic dehydrogenase by malonic acid b. Cytochrome oxidase by cyanide c. Hexokinase by glucose-6-phosphate d. Carbonic anhydrase by carbon dioxide
Last Answer : Ans: A
Description : Which one of the following statements is incorrect? (a) The competitive inhibitor does not affect the rate of breakdown of the enzyme-substrate complex. (b) The presence of the competitive inhibitor ... . (d) In competitive inhibition, the inhibitor molecule is not chemically changed by the enzyme.
Last Answer : (b) The presence of the competitive inhibitor decreases the Km of the enzyme for the substrate
Description : If an enzyme‘s active site becomes deformed, inhibition was likely responsible. a. Metabolic b. Competitive c. Noncompetitive d. Cellular
Last Answer : c. Noncompetitive
Description : Negative regulation of protein synthesis is accomplished by A- allosteric inhibition B- the binding of RNA polymerase to the promoter C- the binding of a repressor to the DNA D- the binding of a repressor to the RNA polymerase
Last Answer : the binding of a repressor to the DNA
Description : Conversion of pepsinogen to pepsin is (A) Intra molecular rearrangement (B) Breaking of hydrogen bonds (C) Covalent modification (D) Polymerisation
Description : All the following statements about acetyl CoA carboxylase are true except: (A) It is activated by citrate (B) It is inhibited by palmitoyl CoA (C) It can undergo covalent modification (D) Its dephosphorylated form is inactive
Description : Give some examples of covalent modification.
Last Answer : Glycogen synthase is inactive, in the phosphorylated state, whereas glycogen phosphorylase is active when phosphorylated.
Description : What is covalent modification?
Last Answer : It means, either addition of a group to the enzyme protein by a covalent bond; or removal of a group by cleaving a covalent bond.