An example of competitive inhibition of an enzyme is the inhibition of:
succinic dehydrogenase by malonic acid
cytochrome oxidase by cyanide
hexokinase by glucose-6-phosphate
carbonic anhydrase by carbon dioxide
Antibiotic flavicin is obtained from
Aspergillus flavus
Aspergillus clavatum
Streptomyces grieseus
Streptomyces fradiae
Carbohydrates, ingested in the diet, are hydrolyzed by the enzyme :
pepsin
cellulose
- amylase
glycosidase
Quaternary structure of protein
consists of four subunits
may be either or
is unrelated to two functions of the protein
is dictated by the primary structures of the individual subunits
Identify the sulphur containing amino acid
proline
methionine
aspartic acid
tryptophan
B.
methionine
Amino acid is a molecule containing amino (-NH2) group a carboxyl (-COOH) group, a hydrogen atom and a side chain, all bonded together to a central carbon atom.
Methionine is the hydrophobic amino acid and consists of sulphur containing group. Alongwith methionine, cysteine consists of sulphur containing group.