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Protein Structure and Functions - 2

Description: Protein structure and functions test for Bio-informatics/Bio-chemistry preparation
Number of Questions: 30
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In the beta pleated-sheet, the R-groups of the amino acids

  1. generate H-bonds to stabilize the sheet

  2. are found above and below the plane of the sheet

  3. form only anti-parallel sheets

  4. lie in the plane of the sheet


Correct Option: B

The amino acid that contains a sulphur atom in its side chain and can form disulphide bonds is

  1. cysteine

  2. methionine

  3. serine

  4. cystine


Correct Option: A

The three-dimensional structure of macromolecules is formed and maintained primarily through noncovalent interactions. Which of the following are considered non covalent interactions?

  1. carbon-carbon bonds

  2. va nder waals interactions

  3. ionic interactions

  4. hydrogen bonds


Correct Option: A

Amino acids are ampholytes because they can function as either a/an

  1. polar or a nonpolar molecule

  2. acid or a base

  3. neutral molecule or an ion

  4. transparent or a light-absorbing compound


Correct Option: B

The porphyrin ring of a heme group consists of central atom of

  1. magnesium

  2. iron

  3. copper

  4. nitrogen


Correct Option: B

Molecular weight of tetramers of hemoglobin is about

  1. 68000 dalton

  2. 88000 dalton

  3. 17000 dalton

  4. 34000 dalton


Correct Option: A

Myoglobin is a single chain globular protein having

  1. 123 amino acids

  2. 143 amino acids

  3. 153 amino acids

  4. 163 amino acids


Correct Option: C

Which of the following is not a standard amino acid?

  1. Proline

  2. Tryptophan

  3. Selenocystine

  4. Methionine


Correct Option: C

Enzymes from different alleles of the same gene are called

  1. apoenzymes

  2. holoenzyme

  3. alloenzyme

  4. ribozymes


Correct Option: C

Which of the following is a glucogenic amino acid but not ketogenic?

  1. Arginine

  2. Tyrosine

  3. Tryptophan

  4. Isoleucine


Correct Option: A

Which of the following transports fatty acyl groups into the mitrochondria?

  1. Acetyl Co A

  2. Carnitine

  3. Cytochrome oxidase

  4. None of these


Correct Option: B

Isoenzymes must have which one of the following in common?

  1. v max

  2. optimum temperature

  3. optimum pH

  4. equilibrium constant of reactions


Correct Option: A

Which of the following increases oxygen binding with hemoglobin?

  1. Increase in oxygen concentration

  2. Increase in CO2 concentration

  3. Decrease in oxygen concentration

  4. Increase in B.P.G concentration


Correct Option: A

Cynide, a poison, works by acting on

  1. cytochrome

  2. alpha 1-antitrypsin

  3. NADH dehydrogenase

  4. monoamine oxidase


Correct Option: A

Which of the following atoms is most abundant in living organism?

  1. Oxygen

  2. Carbon

  3. Hydrogen

  4. Nitrogen


Correct Option: C

The length of a helical section of a polypeptide chain of 40 residues will be

  1. 3.6 Ao

  2. 60 Ao

  3. 80 Ao

  4. 40 Ao


Correct Option: B

Which amino acid is most likely to be found in interior of a water soluble globular protein?

  1. Aspartate

  2. Glutamate

  3. Valine

  4. Glycine


Correct Option: C

One angstrom is equal to

  1. 10-9 m

  2. 10- 12 m

  3. 10-10 m

  4. 10-15 m


Correct Option: C

Human erythrocytes are formed from precursor stem cells called

  1. hemocytes

  2. hemocytoblasts

  3. erythropocytes

  4. none of these


Correct Option: B

A molecule bound reversibly by a protein which is known as

  1. ligand

  2. co-factor

  3. motif

  4. co-enzyme


Correct Option: A

The function of leghemoglobin in root nodules in rizobium legume 'symbiosis' is to

  1. protect nitrogenase in nodule bacterium

  2. transport of CO2 to nodule bacterium

  3. give purple colour to nodule bacterium

  4. give N2 to nodule bacterium


Correct Option: A

Which of the following amino acids is a disruptor of secondary structure of protein?

  1. Glycine

  2. Phenylalanine

  3. Proline

  4. Glutamate


Correct Option: C

' Poteome' is used to describe

  1. structure of protein

  2. total protein encoded by DNA of an organism

  3. total proteins synthesized in mitochondria of a cell

  4. none of these


Correct Option: B

The functional as well as three dimensional structural differences between two different enzymes are due to

  1. difference in their roles in DNA metabolism

  2. secondary structures

  3. difference in their roles in protein metabolism

  4. amino acid sequences


Correct Option: D

The side chains of nonpolar amino acids are best categorized as:

  1. aromatic

  2. uncharged

  3. positively charged

  4. negatively charged


Correct Option: B

The protein fibroin is composed of

  1. triple helix

  2. double helix

  3. helix-turn-helix motif

  4. �-pleated sheet


Correct Option: D

The transition state of a catalyzed reaction is

  1. enzyme bound and very slow in the presence of catalyst

  2. lower in energy than that of an uncatalyzed reaction

  3. higher in energy than that of an uncatalyzed reaction

  4. lower in energy than the reaction substrate


Correct Option: B

Ribozymes consist of

  1. RNA and protein

  2. RNA and DNA

  3. only RNA

  4. RNA and a prosthetic group


Correct Option: C

Isoenzymes are

  1. enzymes which have similar structure but different function

  2. enzymes which have same structure

  3. enzymes having same function but having different amino acid sequence

  4. none of these


Correct Option: C

Red colour of meat is due to

  1. hemoglobin

  2. myoglobin

  3. blood

  4. oxygen


Correct Option: B
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