Exam 2 Review Quiz Flashcards
Diisopropylphosphofluoridate (DIPF) inactivates chymotrypsin by covalently modifying serine-195. This occurs because:
Serine-195 is in an environment which gives it a higher than normal reactivity with respect to DIPF
The mechanism of chymotrypsin can be viewed as a two step process—acylation of the enzyme active site followed by a deacylation reaction. The observation of “burst” kinetics in rapid kinetic studies of the hydrolysis of N-acetyl-L-phenylalanine p-nitrophenyl ester by chymotrypsin is due to:
the rate of the acylation reaction being faster than the deacylation reaction.
TPCK inactivates chymotrypsin but not trypsin because:
it looks like the substrate for chymotrypsin (but not trypsin) and thus can bind in its active site and modify His-57.
Which of the following is NOT true of a competitive inhibitor?
It irreversibly inhibits the enzyme by chemically modifying a group at the active site.
The cleavage of a peptide bond by chymotrypsin is caused by a nucleophilic attack by an active-site residue. Which of the following is true?
Ser is a strong nucleophile because of the action of Asp and His in the active site.
Which type of inhibitor causes Vmax to decrease while KM stays the same?
Noncompetitive
Which statement is NOT true regarding the effect of pH on enzymes?
A.
Each enzyme exhibits its optimal activity over a narrow range of pH values.
B.
One reason why enzymes have a bell-shaped curve for their pH dependence is that enzymes
tend to denature at extreme pH.
C.
Pepsin, a digestive enzyme operating in the intestine, displays its optimal activity at pH ~2.
D.
None of the above.
None of the above
Which type of inhibitor can only bind after the enzyme substrate complex has formed?
Uncompetitive
Why is penicillin called a suicide inhibitor for the biosynthesis of bacterial cell walls?
A.
In the presence of the penicillin, the transpeptidase enzyme no longer makes a covalent intermediate.
B.
Penicillin forms a covalent intermediate which is enzymatically inactive.
C.
Penicillin selectively removes an essential metal ion cofactor from a metalloenzyme.
D.
All of the above.
B.
Penicillin froms a covalent intermediate which is enzymatically inactive
The binding of oxygen to myoglobin and hemoglobin has what effect on the heme iron?
It causes the iron to move into the plane of the porphyrin ring
Which of the following indicates that the binding of oxygen to hemoglobin is cooperative?
A.
binding plot of Y (fraction of sites occupied) against pO2 is sigmoidal rather than hyperbolic.
B.
Hemoglobin has four subunits, each of which can bind oxygen.
C.
The fact that hemoglobin consists of αβ dimers, designated α1β1 and α2β2, which form the tetrameric hemoglobin.
D.
All of the above.
A.
sigmoidal
xygen and 2,3-bisphosphoglycerate (2,3-BPG) cannot bind to hemoglobin at the same time because:
the structure of hemoglobin is changed when oxygen binds such that 2,3-BPG can no longer bind.
Rapidly metabolizing tissues generate large amounts of protons and carbon dioxide. The result is that:
the oxygen-binding curve of hemoglobin (Y vs. pO2) is shifted to higher pO2 levels.
In addition to transporting oxygen from the lungs to the tissues, hemoglobin is also involved in transporting carbon dioxide from the tissues to the lungs. How is this accomplished?
Carbon dioxide reacts with terminal amino groups on hemoglobin in a reversible manner.
Each chain of hemoglobin can be viewed as existing in one of two states—the R state and the T state. What is the relationship of these states to oxygen binding?
Oxygen binds to the T state, converting it into the R state.
