BIOCHEM exam 1

An amino acid in a medium with a pH above its isoelectric point would have

a net negative charge

Twice as much enzyme is used

Vmax doubles, Km no change

Half as much enzyme is used

Vmax is half as large, Km no change

a competitive inhibitor is present

Vmax no change, Km increases

An uncompetitive inhibitor is present

Vmax decreases, Km decreases

The most abundant metals in human body are

Na, K, Ca

Which pair of amino acids may form an ionic interaction through their side chains?

Glu, Arg

What statement about hydrogen bonds is FALSE?

Hydrogen bonds are covalent bonds between Hydrogen and Oxygen in a water molecule

What type(s) of inhibition can be reversed?

(All of the above) Competitive, Uncompetitive, Noncompetitive

At equilibrium, the Gibb's free energy is

Zero

The pH of a sample of blood is 7.4; the pH of a sample of gastric juice is 1.4. The blood sample has an [H+]

a million times lower than that of the gastric juice

What is the [A−]/[HA] ratio when the weak acid is in a solution one pH unit above its pKa?

10:1

Which of the reactions will take place spontaneously?1. A→B ΔG= -10 kJ/mol2. C→D ΔG= 10 kJ/mol

Reaction 1 (A→B ΔG= -10 kJ/mol)

Estimate the net-charge of the peptide at pH 12.0Thr-Glu-Pro-Ile-Val-Ala-Pro-Met-Glu-Tyr-Gly-Lys

-4

Rank cell components from smallest to largest

proton, h2o, amino acid, protein, ribosome, mitochondrion, cell nucleus

The energy of activation is:

the difference in free energy between the substrate and the transition state

Which pair of amino acids has two chiral centers?

Ile and Thr

Match object with it's size ribosomebacterial cell (ecoli)yeast cellskin celltardigrade

30 nano m2 micro m10 micro m30 micro m0.5 mm

Match the term with the proper descriptionenzymesubstrateactive sitetransition siteinduced fit

Protein catalystReactant in an enzyme-catalyzed reactionSite on the enzyme where catalysis take placeThe least stable reaction intermediateChange in enzyme structure on substrate binding

In competitive inhibition, an inhibitor

binds reversibly at the active site

The enzyme Hexokinase catalyzes the phosphorylation of six-carbon sugars. The Km for hexokinase with glucose is 0.15 mM. The Km for hexokinase with fructose is 1.5 mM. Which substrate does hexokinase bind more strongly?

Glucose

A sequence of amino acids in a certain protein is found to be -Ser-Gly-Pro-Gly-. This sequence is most probably part of a(n)

β-turn

What is pI (Isoelectric point)?

The pH at which a solute has no net electric charge and does not move in an electric field

Which group of amino acids would be MOST likely to be found in the core of protein that is folded into a three-dimensional structure and soluble in water?

Isoleucine, Alanine, Valine

A small molecule that DECREASES the activity of an enzyme by binding to a site other than the catalytic site is termed a(n)

allosteric inhibitor

Enzyme Fructokinase catalyses the reaction of phosphorylation of fructose

transferases

Tyrosine has three ionizable groups with pKa(-COOH) = 2.2; pKa (-NH3+) = 9.11; and pKa (-R) = 10.07. In which pH ranges will this amino acid have the greatest buffering capacity?

at pH's between 9 and 10

Which group cointains only amino acids with a hydroxyl group on their side chain?

Tyr, Ser, Thr

For the peptide Glu-Met-Arg-Thr-Gly, name the carboxyl-terminal residue

Glycine

Scurvy is a deficiency of [a]which is required for [b].

Scurvy is a deficiency of Vitamin C which is required for collagen synthesis

T/F: Kcat = Vmax/[Enzyme]

True

Which of the following is true about the properties of aqueous solutions?

Hydrogen bonds form readily in aqueous solutions

What is NOT true about Prokaryotes?

Prokaryotes contain mitochondria

What value of [S], as a fraction of KM is required to obtain 20% Vmax?

0.25 KM

The aqueous solution with the highest pH is

0.1M NaOH

What is the consequence of a high KM value of an enzyme?

High concentration of the substrate should be reached for maximal enzyme activity.

When the substrate concentration is much greater than KM, the rate of catalysis is almost equal to:

Vmax

Calculate the pI of valine using the given values:pKa (-COOH)=2.3pKa (-NH2) = 9.7

6

One angstrom is equal to

10^-10 m

Which of the following peptides will have a net charge 0 at neutral pH?

Val-Ala-Leu

Which of the following is true under the following conditions: The enzyme concentration is 5 nM, the substrate concentration is 5 mM, and the KM is 5 μM

The enzyme is saturated with substrate

The peptide Ala-Glu-Gly-Ala-Leu has

four peptide bonds

We discussed several molecules that affect hemoglobin's structure upon binding to it. Match each one with its description

2,3 BPG: Binds to the "donut hole"; favors T-state-release of oxygenOxygen: Binds iron in heme group; favors R-state- more binding of oxygenCO2: Binds to hemoglobin; changes hemoglobin's structure to favor release of oxygen CO: Binds iron in heme group; favors R-state; blocking release of oxygen.

The peptide Ala-Glu-Gly-Ala-Leu has

Four peptide bonds

The structure of normal adult hemoglobin can be described as

a tetramer composed of two aB dimers

Write in one-letter code the name of the peptide below

AYDG

What three elements make up 90% of the atoms in living organisms

H,O,C

What is pl (isoelectric point)?

The pH at which a solute has no net electric charge and does not move in an electric field.

A polypeptide containing disulfide bonds is likely to be rich in which of the following amino acids

Cysteine

An amino acid in a medium with a pH below its isoelectric point would have

A net positive charge

What amino acid is not chiral

Glycine

Citric acid has three carboxyl groups. The pKa value for each of them are 3,1,4.8, and 6.4. What would be the charge on a citric acid molecule in the solution with the pH 9?

-3

Why myoglobin does not exhibit cooperatively

It only has one subunit

Which of the following is correct concerning the differences between hemoglobin and myoglobin

Hemoglobin exhibits cooperative binding of O2 while myoglobin does not

A sequence of amino acids in a certain protein is found to be -Ser-Gly-Pro_Gly-. This sequence is most probably part of a(n)

B-turn

Which of the following is true about the properties of aqueous solutions

Hydrogen bonds form readily in aqueous solutions.

Which amino acid in hemoglobin is involved in coordinating iron in addition to the heme prosthetic group

Histidine

The most abundant metals in human body are

Na,K,Ca

What is the HIGHEST level of protein structure in human insulin, which has two polypeptides of different mass linked by several disulfide bonds

quaternary

Which of the following peptides will have a net charge ) at neutral pH

Ala-Ala-Ala

The pH of a sample of bond is 7:4; the pH of a sample of gastric acid is 1.4. The blood sample has an [H+]:

a million times lower than that of the gastric acid

The aqueous solution with the highest pH is

0.1M NaoH

What is NOT true about prokaryotes

Prokaryotes contain mitochondria

Below is the scheme known as the central dogma. Each of the arrows (A,B,C) represents a particular process in gene expression. A,B, and C, respectively, are:

replication, transcription, translation

tyrosine has three ionizable groups with pKa(-COOH) = 2.2, pKa(-NH3) = 9.11, and pKa(-R) = 10.07. in which pH ranges will this amino acid have the greatest buffering capacity

at pH's between 9 and 10

Which of the following molecular patterns or processes are common to both bacteria and humans. Mark all the correct answers

-Using ATP as an "energy currency" -similar bimolecular composition-genetic information flow development of tissues

What is the [A-]/[HA] ratio when the weak acid is in a solution one pH unit above its

10:1

Assume that curve 3 corresponds to Hemoglobin with physiological concentrations of CO2 and BPG at pH 7. Which curve represents decrease in CO2

2

Angstrom equals

10^-10 m

Which group of amino acids would be MOST likely to be found in the core of protein that is folded into a three-dimensional structure and soluble in water?

Isoleucine, Alanine, Valine

Which diagram CORRECTLY represent a hydrogen bond

B and C

Which pair of amino acids may form an iconic interaction through their side chains

Glu, Arg

The molecule that competes with oxygen for the binding site on hemoglobin

Carbon Monoxide CO

What is NOT true, according course syllabus:

You can drop 1 exam grade

Cysteine is the only amino acid with sulfur in the R group

False

Estimate the net-charge of the peptide at pH 12.0:

-4

Peptide sequence is always written from the carboxyl terminus to the amino terminus

False

Which of the following is NOT correct concerning myoglobin?

The heme group is bound to the globin chain by two disulfide bonds to cysteine residues

Which group contains only amino acids with a hydroxyl group on their side chain?

Tyr, Ser, Thr

To what atom does oxygen bind in hemoglobin

Fe^2+

What statement about hydrogen bonds is FALSE?

Hydrogen bonds are covalent bonds between Hydrogen and Oxygen in a water molecule.

Big atoms with names T or F

True

Typical pKa values of ionizable groups in proteins

True