Exam 7: Enzyme Mechanisms

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What is the appropriate order of the following steps? A.Glutamine binding to uridylyltransferase B.Adenylation of glutamine synthetase C.Deuridylation of glutamine synthetase adenylyltransferase

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If the rate constant for a reaction is determined to be equal to v / [Q][R],the reaction is the conversion of

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In the formation of an ESI complex,__________ inhibition can result.

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An enzyme is crystallized in preparation for X-ray crystallography.The crystal is then soaked in a solution of substrate and the crystal shatters.Propose a reason for this result.

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What is Henry Eyring's transition state theory?

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Hexokinase catalyzes the first step of glycolysis,which occurs in the cell cytoplasm.The protocol for an in vitro enzyme activity assay of hexokinase suggests that the assay is carried out at a pH of 7.4.Predict what may occur if the assay is carried out at a pH of 8.8 instead.Explain your reasoning.

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A kinase adds a phosphate group to a target enzyme,altering the catalytic efficiency of the enzyme.This is an example of

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Using words,define initial velocity (v0)for an enzyme-catalyzed reaction.

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Enzymes usually bind substrates with __________ affinity and __________ specificity.

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Complete the following statement: The NH groups of Ser195 and Gly193 in chymotrypsin are able to stabilize the intermediate of the reaction by

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If an enzyme carries out acid-base catalysis,which of the following amino acids could act as general acid?

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The side chains of the amino acids that make up the catalytic triad of chymotrypsin contain all EXCEPT

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Which type of reaction does not change the molecular formula of the product compared with that of the substrate?

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A mutation results in the change of Ser to Asp in the substrate binding pocket of chymotrypsin.Most likely,the mutant enzyme will

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Acetylcholinesterase is an important enzyme in the nervous system.Acetylcholinesterase activity is blocked by the nerve agent sarin gas,which forms a covalent bond with a Ser in the active site of the enzyme.Sarin gas is a(n)

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Which pair correctly matches the coenzymes most often used to mediate the described redox reactions?

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Nitrite reductase contains two histidine amino acids that coordinate a Cu2+ ion.When the ion is present in the enzyme,the ion is a __________ and the enzyme is a __________.

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Which of the following is true of a coenzyme but NOT true of a prosthetic group?

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Given the following parameters,calculate Km. Given the following parameters,calculate K<sub>m</sub>.

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An enzyme can increase the rate of a reaction inside a cell by __________ the energy of the __________.

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