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Differentiate between cofactors and prosthetic group.

Important Questions on Chemical Constituents of Living Cell

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Ethanol is used to treat methanol toxicity because ethanol
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Solid and dotted lines represent the activities of pepsin and salivary amylase enzymes of the digestive tract, respectively. Which one of the following graphs best represents their activity vs pH?
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Which one of the following statements is incorrect?
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Consider the following statements:
(A) Coenzyme or metal ion that is tightly bound to enzyme protein is called prosthetic group.
(B) A complete catalytic active enzyme with its bound prosthetic group is called apoenzyme.
Select the correct option.
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Find out where transketolase and epimerase reactions occur among the following:

i) G-3-P+DHAP Fructose -1-6- bisphosphate

ii) Sedoheptulose- 7- Phosphate +G-3-P Xylulose -5-P+ Ribose -5- Phosphate

iii) Ribose -5- Phosphate Ribulose -5- Phosphate

iv) Xylulose -5 -Phosphate  Ribulose-5 - Phosphate

v) Fructose - 6 -Phosphate +G-3-P Xylulose- 5 -Phosphate + Erythrose -4-Phosphate

The correct combination is

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Match the entries in column I and Column II. Which one of the following choices is correct?

  Column I   Column II
(a) Haeme (1) Cofactor
(b) NAD (2) Vitamin
(c) Zinc (3) Coenzyme
(d) Niacin (4) Prosthetic group
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Which of the following is an incorrect statement?
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Name the prosthetic group of enzyme peroxidase. (Haem/Zinc)
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Select the incorrect option among the following:
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Name a cofactor of carboxypeptidase, a proteolytic enzyme.(Zinc/Aluminium).

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Match the following:
 
  Element   Activator of
 a.  Fe  (i)  Alcohol dehydrogenase
 b.  Mg  (ii)  Catalase
 c.  Zn  (iii)  Nitrogenase
 d.  Mo  (iv)  Rubisco
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What are cofactors for enzymes? Name any two types of cofactors.
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Which of the following set of coenzymes are nucleotides of vitamin niacin?
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Read the given paragraph and choose the correct options for the blanks.
Prosthetic groups are__(A)__ compounds distinguished from other co-factors in being __(B)__ bound to the apo-enzyme. For example, in peroxidase and __(C)__ which catalyse the breakdown of hydrogen peroxide to water and__(D)__, __(E)__ is the prosthetic group.
Select the option that correctly fills blanks in the above paragraph.
  (A) (B) (C) (D) (E)
(i) organic tightly catalase oxygen haem
(ii) inorganic loosely catalase hydrogen haem
(iii) inorganic tightly isomerase hydrogen haem
(iv) organic loosely isomerase oxygen haem