An alpha helix is a:
1. primary structure of a protein
2. secondary structure of a protein
3. tertiary structure of a protein
4. quaternary structure of a protein

Subtopic:  Structural Organisation of Proteins |
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Catalytic efficiency of two different enzymes is compared by their :
1. Product

2. Molecular size

3. Km value

4. pH optimum value

Subtopic:  Enzyme Catalysis |
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Carbohydrates are commonly found as starch in plant storage organs. Which of the following five properties of starch (a-e) make it useful as a storage material?
(1) easily translocated
(2) chemically non-reactive
(3) easily digested by animals
(4) osmotically inactive
(5) synthesized during photosynthesis
The useful properties are :

1. (1), (2) and (5)
2. (1) and (5)
3. (2) and (3)
4. (2) and (4)

Subtopic:  Carbohydrates: Starch & Glycogen |
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In feedback inhibition, a metabolic pathway is switched off by:
1. a rise in temperature
2. lack of a substrate
3. accumulation of the end product
4. competitive inhibition

Subtopic:  Enzyme Inhibition |
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Identify the structure of the amino acid that is a Zwitter ion :

Subtopic:  Amino Acids |
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The inhibition of succinic dehydrogenase by malonate is an example of:
1. Non-competitive reversible inhibition
2. Non-competitive irreversible inhibition
3. Competitive inhibition
4. Allosteric inhibition

Subtopic:  Enzyme Inhibition |
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The enzymes that catalyse removal of groups from substrates by mechanisms other than hydrolysis leaving double bonds are called as:
1. Oxidoreductases

2. Hydrolases

3. Ligases

4. Lyases

Subtopic:  Enzymes Classification |
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Consider the following enzymes:
I. Catalase
II. Peroxidase
III. Carboxypeptidase
Which of these enzymes require haem as a cofactor for their activity?
1. I only

2. I and II only

3. II and III only

4. I, II and III

Subtopic:  Enzyme Cofactors |
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The property of the water molecule that is most important for the maintenance of homeostasis in living organisms is:
1. High latent heat of vaporization
2. High latent heat of fusion
3. High specific heat
4. Liquid form more dense than solid form

Subtopic:  Introduction |
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Chitin, a complex polysachharide is found in:
1. Plant cell wall
2. The exoskeleton of arthropods and cell walls of most fungi
3. Bacterial cell wall
4. Cartilage and other connective tisuue

Subtopic:  Carbohydrates: Cellulose, Chitin, Inulin & Agar |
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