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Metalloenzymes (GATE)

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Which of the following enzymes contain(s) iron?

  1. Dopamine hydroxylase
  2. Tyrosinase
  3. Catechol dioxygenase
  1. Only 1

  2. Only 2

  3. Only 3

  4. 1 and 2

  5. 2 and 3


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Catechol dioxygenase is an iron-containing enzyme.

Which of the following is a pair of zinc-containing enzymes?

  1. Carboxypeptidase and ATPase

  2. Carbonic anhydrase and Phosphoglucomutase

  3. Carbonic anhydrase and Carboxypeptidase

  4. ATPase and Phosphoglucomutase

  5. Phosphoglucomutase and Carboxypeptidase


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Carboxypeptidase and Carbonic anhydrase are zinc-containing enzymes.

Which of the following enzymes contain both zinc and calcium ions?

P. Alcohol dehydrogenase Q. Neutral protease R. DNA polymerase S. α-Amylase

  1. P and Q

  2. P and R

  3. Q and R

  4. Q and S

  5. R and S


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Neutral protease and α-Amylase contain zinc (Zn2+) and calcium (Ca2+) ions.

Which of the following enzymes acts on peroxide as an acceptor?

  1. Superoxide dismutase

  2. Cytochrome c oxidase

  3. Nitrate reductase

  4. Catalase

  5. Glutathione reductase


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Catalase belongs to Category EC 1.11 of oxidoreductases (EC 1), which act on peroxide as an acceptor. Catalase catalyses the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide to water and oxygen.

Which of the following statements is false?

  1. The term 'enzyme' was proposed by Kuhne.

  2. The first enzyme molecule to be isolated in pure crystalline form was urease.

  3. Synthesis of enzymes is regulated by inducer and repressor genes.

  4. DNA ligase was first isolated from bacteriophages.

  5. Ribozyme is RNA with enzyme activity.


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Synthesis of enzymes is regulated by operator and regulator genes.

Which of the following enzymes acts on the aldehyde or oxo group of donors?

  1. Pyruvate dehydrogenase

  2. Alcohol dehydrogenase

  3. NADH dehydrogenase

  4. Malate dehydrogenase

  5. Glycerol dehydrogenase


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Pyruvate dehydrogenase belongs to Category EC 1.2 of oxidoreductases (EC 1), which act on the aldehyde or oxo group of donors. Pyruvate dehydrogenase performs the first two reactions within the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex: decarboxylation of pyruvate and reductive acetylation of lipoic acid.

Which of the following is a selenium-containing enzyme?

  1. Glutathione peroxidase

  2. Carbonic anhydrase

  3. Urease

  4. Dopamine beta-hydroxylase

  5. Tyrosinase


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Selenium is an important constituent of the enzyme glutathione peroxidase, which is responsible for destroying lipid-damaging peroxides.

Iron is an extremely important transition metal in biology. It helps in performing many different biological functions, such as

  1. transport of O2 to tissues
  2. release of O2 to muscle cells
  3. cofactor to some enzymes
  1. Only 1

  2. Only 2

  3. Only 3

  4. 1, 2 and 3

  5. 1 and 2


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

This option is correct because haemoglobin is an iron-containing oxygen-transport metalloprotein which transports O2 from the lungs to the tissues. Myoglobin, an iron-containing protein in muscles, receives oxygen from the red blood cells and transports it to the mitochondria of muscle cells and many enzymes vital to life contain iron, such as catalase, lipoxygenases and IRE-BP.

Which of the following are the example(s) of copper-containing enzymes?

P. Carbonic anhydrases Q. Ureases R. Catechol dioxygenases S. Galactose oxidases

  1. Only P

  2. Q and R

  3. Only R

  4. Only S

  5. R and S


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

This option is correct because Galactose oxidase is a monomeric enzyme that contains a single copper ion and catalyses the stereospecific oxidation of primary alcohols to their corresponding aldehydes.

Which of the following enzymes contains both zinc and magnesium ions?

  1. Inorganic pyrophosphatase

  2. Alkaline phosphatase

  3. Collagenase

  4. ATPase

  5. Alcohol dehydrogenase


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Alkaline phosphatase contains both zinc (Zn2+) and magnesium (Mg2+) ions.

_________ is/are an electrophoretic technique for the detection of hydrolytic enzymes.

  1. Electroporation

  2. Zymography

  3. Enzyme assays

  4. Enzyme immobilisation

  5. Enzymology


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Zymography is an electrophoretic technique for the detection of hydrolytic enzymes, based on the substrate repertoire of the enzyme.

Which of the following pairs of metalloenzyme and metal cofactors are incorrectly matched?

P. Tyrosinase : Copper Q. Urease : Copper R. Dopamine β-hydroxylase : Nickel S. Catechol dioxygenase : Iron

  1. P and Q

  2. P and S

  3. Q and R

  4. Q and S

  5. R and S


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

This option is correct because urease is a nickel-containing metalloenzyme of high molecular weight that catalyses the hydrolysis of urea into carbon dioxide and ammonia, and dopamine β-hydroxylase is a copper-containing enzyme that synthesises norepinephrine from dopamine.

Which of the following is/are tungsten-containing metalloenzyme(s)?

  1. Formaldehyde ferredoxin oxidoreductase
  2. Carboxypeptidase A
  3. Carbon monoxide dehydrogenase
  1. Only 1

  2. Only 2

  3. Only 3

  4. 1 and 2

  5. 2 and 3


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Formaldehyde ferredoxin oxidoreductase is a tungsten-containing metalloenzyme.

Match the following:

 
Column I Column II
P. Arginase 1. Zn
Q. Phosphotransferase 2. Mn
R. Cytochrome oxidase 3. Mg
S. Alcohol dehydrogenase 4. Cu
  1. P - 1, Q - 2, R - 3, S - 4

  2. P - 1, Q - 3, R - 4, S - 2

  3. P - 2, Q - 4, R - 3, S - 1

  4. P - 2, Q - 3, R - 4, S - 1

  5. P - 3, Q - 1, R - 4, S - 2


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Metalloenzymes are proteins which function as an enzyme and contain metals. For example, Arginase contains Mn2+, Phosphotransferase Mg2+, Cytochrome oxidase Cu2+, and Alcohol dehydrogenase Zn2+.

Assertion: Zinc-finger nucleases (ZFNs) are artificial restriction enzymes. Reason: The DNA-binding domains of individual ZFNs are typically contained between nine and eighteen individual zinc finger repeats.

Directions: In the following question, there are two statements, Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Consider both the statements independently and mark your answer as under:

1. A and R both are correct and R is the correct explanation of A.
2. A and R both are correct and R is not the correct explanation of A.
3. A is correct and R is incorrect.
4. A is incorrect and R is correct.
5. A and R both are incorrect.

  1. (1)

  2. (2)

  3. (3)

  4. (4)

  5. (5)


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Zinc-finger nucleases are artificial restriction enzymes obtained by fusing a zinc finger DNA-binding domain to a DNA-cleavage domain. The DNA-binding domains of individual ZFNs are typically contained between three and six individual zinc finger repeats and can each recognise between 9 and 18 base pairs.

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