Explore topic-wise MCQs in Protein Engineering.

This section includes 12 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.

Which of the following amino acid is most commonly phosphorylated in prokaryotes and plants?

A. Alanine
B. Lysine
C. Glycine
D. Histidine
Answer» E.
2.

Which of the following pathway targets lysosomal enzymes to lysosomes?

A. CMP pathway
B. EMP pathway
C. G6P pathway
D. M6P pathway
Answer» E.
3.

What is the process in which glutamine is converted to glutamic acid or pyroglutamic acid?

A. Acetylation
B. Methylation
C. Hydroxylation
D. Deamidation
Answer» E.
4.

Proteolysis is critical to all of the processes listed below except which?

A. Apoptosis
B. Antigen processing
C. Cell signaling
D. Cell growth
Answer» E.
5.

Which of the following is a method to target proteins to membranes in organelles, vesicles, and plasma membrane?

A. Methylation
B. Glycosylation
C. Phosphorylation
D. Lipidation
Answer» E.
6.

Which of the following is a donor of the methyl group in methylation of proteins?

A. Methionine
B. Methane
C. O-adenosyl methionine
D. S-adenosyl methionine
Answer» E.
7.

Which of the following is a well-known mechanism of epigenetic regulation?

A. S-nitrosylation
B. Phosphorylation
C. N-glycosylation
D. Methylation
Answer» E.
8.

Which of the following post-translational modification aids in converting hydrophobic or lipophilic compounds into hydrophilic compounds?

A. Glycosylation
B. Methylation
C. Ubiquitination
D. Hydroxylation
Answer» E.
9.

S-adenosyl methionine (SAM) is suggested to be the most used substrate in enzymatic reactions.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
10.

S-nitrosylation is an irreversible reaction.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
11.

Ubiquitination plays a crucial role in the degradation of proteins.

A. False
B. True
Answer» C.
12.

Ubiquitin is 8-kDa polypeptide consisting of how many amino acids?

A. 77 amino acids
B. 67 amino acids
C. 66 amino acids
D. 76 amino acids
Answer» E.