Explore topic-wise MCQs in Protein Engineering.

This section includes 15 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Protein Engineering knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

How many combinations of dipeptides can be formed if three solutions of different amino-acids are mixed?

A. Six
B. Sixteen
C. Twenty-seven
D. Nine
Answer» E.
2.

Amino acids containing aromatic, acidic, basic, or highly polar side chains are likely to be non-reactive.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
3.

Which of the following compound is used to protect the amino side chain of amino acids?

A. 6-fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl
B. 9-fluorenylethoxycarbonyl
C. 6-fluorenylethoxycarbonyl
D. 9-fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl
Answer» E.
4.

If solutions containing two amino acids are mixed, then how many different dipeptides can be formed?

A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. Four
Answer» E.
5.

There are no environmental implications for the SPPS method.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
6.

Peptide synthesis is a very time-consuming process.

A. False
B. True
Answer» C.
7.

Strong acids and bases are used in the peptide synthesis.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
8.

What is the process in which the basic group of one amino acid and the acidic group of the other are both made unable to react?

A. Desensitization
B. Prohibition
C. Restriction
D. Protection
Answer» E.
9.

Which of the following amino acid contains side chains that require protection?

A. Glycine
B. Valine
C. Alanine
D. Glutamic acid
Answer» E.
10.

With the help of which of the following the amino acid is attached to the polymer support?

A. Building agent
B. Synthesis agent
C. Protecting agent
D. Linkage agent
Answer» E.
11.

What is the first step in the Solid Phase Peptide Synthesis?

A. Protection
B. Deprotection
C. Coupling
D. Attaching an amino acid to the polymer
Answer» E.
12.

Who discovered the process of Solid Phase Peptide Synthesis?

A. Robert Hooke
B. Robert Brown
C. Robert Baratheon
D. Robert Merrifield
Answer» E.
13.

Peptides are very easy to synthesize in the lab.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
14.

Which of the following is not a use of peptide?

A. Drugs
B. Food supplement
C. Diagnosis of disease
D. Storage of genetic information
Answer» E.
15.

Which of the following are long molecular chains that makeup proteins?

A. Lipids
B. Carbohydrates
C. Nucleotides
D. Peptides
Answer» E.