Quiz: Protein Structure and Function: NUTR641: Nutritional Biochemistry I (D01)
Quiz: Protein Structure and Function
Score for this attempt: 80 out of 80
Q uestion 1
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hydrogen bonding
disulfide bridges
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Quiz: Protein Structure and Function: NUTR641: Nutritional Biochemistry I (D01)
Quiz: Protein Structure and Function
Score for this attempt: 80 out of 80
Q uestion 1
2 / 2 pts
hydrogen bonding
disulfide bridges
salt bridges
the hydrophobic effect
The quiz:
Covers the Textbook material from Module 3: Week 3.
Contains 40 multiple-choice questions. Is limited to 1 hour and 30 minutes. Allows 2 attempts.
Is worth 80 points.
Submit this assignment by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Sunday of Module 3: Week 3.
Noncovalent forces that stabilize protein structure include all of the following except ________.
electrostatic interactions with metal ions
Q uestion 2
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protonated and neutral
protonated and positively charged
deprotonated and neutral
deprotonated and negatively charged
none of these choices
Q uestion 3
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protonated and neutral
protonated and positively charged
deprotonated and neutral
deprotonated and negatively charged
none of these choices
Q uestion 4
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transferase
lyase
hydrolase
oxidoreductase
ligase
Q uestion 5
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At a pH above its pKa, the phenolic group of tyrosine is ________.
At a pH above its pKa, the R-group of Asp is ________.
Chymotrypsin catalyzes the hydrolysis of a peptide bond and is therefore categorized as a ________.
Which of the following occurs in hemoglobin upon oxygen binding?
the heme Fe2+ is pulled out of the plane of the heme group
hemoglobin changes from the R state to the T state
the central cavity between the four subunits is decreased in size
the His coordinated to the heme Fe2+ is pushed away from the heme group
all of the above occur
Q uestion 6
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factor VII
prothrombin
factor X
factor VIIa
thrombin
Q uestion 7
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both β subunits simultaneously switch first followed by both α subunits
both α subunits simultaneously switch first followed by both β subunits
each subunit switches only upon oxygen binding to the particular subunit
all four subunits switch simultaneously
none of the above
Q uestion 8
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disulfide bonds
hydrogen bonds
hydrophobic interactions
salt bridges
Which protein in the blood is responsible for converting fibrinogen to fibrin?
Which of the following explains the conversion of hemoglobin subunits from deoxy to oxy state?
Which of the following interactions would be involved in quaternary structure?
all of these choices
Q uestion 9
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movement of a mitochondria in a cardiac cell
movement of a lipid-filled vesicle within an intestinal cell
movement of a neurotransmitter vesicle down the axon of a nerve cell
movement of a glucose filled vesicle to the membrane of a liver cell
none of the above
Q uestion 10
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electrophilic catalysis
covalent catalysis
acid-base catalysis
metal ion catalysis
none of the above
Q uestion 11
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CO binds to Hb about 5 times more strongly than oxygen
CO binds to Hb with less affinity than oxygen
CO binds to Hb about 250 times more strongly than oxygen
CO binds to Hb with an affinity about the same as oxygen
none of the above
Q uestion 12
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Which of the following represents the longest distance traveled by a kinesin-vesicle complex?
An enzyme that forms a covalent bond with its substrate during the course of a reaction is considered to undergo ________.
Which of the following best explains the ability for carbon monoxide (CO) to bind to hemoglobin (Hb) despite the relatively low concentrations of CO?
Asp → Asn
Asp → Glu
Asp → Lys
Asp → Ser
Asp → His
Q uestion 13
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tubulin; GTP
actin; ATP
another myosin molecule; ATP
kinesin; GTP
none of the above
Q uestion 14
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protonated and neutral
protonated and positively charged
deprotonated and neutral
deprotonated and negatively charged
none of these choices
Q uestion 15
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Asp residue Gln residue
If the Asp in the chymotrypsin active site was mutated to another amino acid, which of the following would be considered an invisible mutation in that it is least likely to impact the function of the enzyme?
Each myosin head contains a binding site for ________ and a binding site for ________.
At a pH above its pKa, the ε-amino group of lysine is ________.
In an enzyme mechanism that generates a negative charge in the transition state, which of the following would be most effective to have in the active site of the enzyme?
transition metal cation
transition metal anion
none of the above
Q uestion 16
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tubulin; proteins in the membrane of a vesicle
proteins in the membrane of a vesicle; actin
collagen fibers; proteins in the cell membrane
proteins in the membrane of an organelle; tubulin
none of the above
Q uestion 17
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allosteric
cooperative
induced-fit
ligand-activated
none of the above
Q uestion 18
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coenzyme
metal ion
cosubstrate
prosthetic group
cofactor
The heads of kinesin bind to ________; the light chains of kinesin bind to ________.
Proteins such as hemoglobin are known as ________ proteins since binding of a molecule to one site alter binding to other sites.
An organic molecule that is tightly bound to an enzyme and participates in an enzyme catalyzed reaction is specifically referred to as a ________.
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Question 19
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primary
secondary
tertiary
quaternary
none of these choices
Q uestion 20
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lysine
arginine
glutamine
glutamate
proline
Q uestion 21
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sigmoidal; hyperbolic
hyperbolic; sigmoidal
hyperbolic; hyperbolic
hyperbolic; exponential
sigmoidal; sigmoidal
Q uestion 22
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it causes a localized increase in the concentration of reactants
What level of protein structure is characterized by the three dimensional structure of an entire polypeptide including all amino acid side chains?
Which amino acid does not have a primary α-amino group?
A plot of the binding of oxygen to myoglobin as a function of pO2 gives a ________ shape; a similar plot for hemoglobin gives a ________ shape.
How does a catalyst increase the rate of a reaction?
it allows reacting molecules to more easily form the transition state
it increases the temperature of the reaction
it makes the reaction more exergonic
none of the above
Q uestion 23
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they do not contain the cofactors required for catalysis
the pH of their environment is not optimal for activity
their active sites are distorted and incapable of enzymatic activity
they are the product of mutated genes
none of the above
Q uestion 24
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increase the temperature
add a catalyst
increase or decrease the pH
increase the concentrations of the reactants
none of the above
Q uestion 25
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Leu; Ser
Thr; His
Leu; Ile
Val; Phe
none of these choices
Z
ymogens are not enzymatically active because ________.
Which of the following is the most effective way to increase the rate of a biochemical reaction?
For a globular protein that is found in the cytosol, ________ would most likely be found in the proteins interior while ________ would most likely be found on the surface.
Question 26
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ligase
oxidoreductase
hydrolase
lyase
isomerase
Q uestion 27
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Arg
Cys
Ile
Gly
Pro
Q uestion 28
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aggregates
tertiary structure
primary structure
peptide bonds
none of these choices
Q uestion 29
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Met
Ser
Enzyme X catalyzes the addition of a hydroxyl group to substrate Y. In the process a metal cofactor is reduced and then reoxidized. What class of enzyme is X?
Which of the 20 standard amino acids is optically inactive?
Molecular chaperones assist proteins in the formation of ________.
Which of the following amino acids has a thiol group in its side chain?
Asn
Tyr
Cys
Q uestion 30
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Cu2+
Cu+
Fe2+
Fe3+
none of the above
Q uestion 31
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transition states
substrates
intermediates
products
all are bound very tightly
Q uestion 32
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Ser
Cys
Thr
His
Lys
Q uestion 33
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The central ion of the heme group of hemoglobin is ________.
Of all the species that enzymes bind, they are thought to bind most tightly to ________.
What amino acid performs the nucleophilic attack during the chymotrypsin mechanism?
mass spectrometry
X-ray crystallography
electron crystallography
NMR spectroscopy
none of these choices
Q uestion 34
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elastase: cleaves on the C-terminal side of Phe, Trp or Tyr
chymotrypsin: cleaves on the C-terminal side of Lys or Arg
cyanogen bromide: cleaves on the C-terminal side of Met
trypsin: cleaves on the C-terminal side of Ala or Val
none of these choices
Q uestion 35
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KYG
GYA
KYA
DYA
DYG
Q uestion 36
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Lys
Asn
Glu
Ser
A technique for determining protein structure where the protein is in solution is ________.
Which of the following methods for cleaving a protein is properly identified?
Which of the following tripeptides would be expected to be the most hydrophobic?
In the enzyme catalyzed decarboxylation of acetoacetate, a Schiff base is formed between the ketone of acetoacetate and a ________ residue in the active site of the enzyme.
Arg
Q uestion 37
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Lys
His
Cys
Ser
Gln
Q uestion 38
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irreversible; reversible
reversible; irreversible
reversible; reversible
irreversible; irreversible
none of the above since antithrombin is not an inhibitor of thrombin
Q uestion 39
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3.33
6 5 4
none of these choices
Q uestion 40
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Which amino acid is critical for crosslinking of collagen trimers?
Conversion of factor X to factor Xa represents a(n) ________ form of activation; binding of antithrombin to thrombin represents a(n) ________ form of inhibition.
If an α-helical region of a protein contained 18 amino acid residues, how many helical turns would be present?
Which of the following is a feature of protease inhibitor specific for trypsin?
high affinity for the enzyme active site
inability to form the tetrahedral intermediate
contains a positive charge to mimic the charge of the substrate ability to interact with the Ser of the catalytic triad
all of the above
Quiz Score: 80 out of 80
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