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.

A polypeptide chain contains two terminals – one carboxyl-terminal (C terminal) and the other amino-terminal (N terminal). Which of the following is true?

A. N terminal is synthesized last during translation
B. C terminal is synthesized first during translation
C. N terminal is represented on the right side and C terminal on the left side
D. N terminal is represented on the left side and C terminal on the right side
Answer» E.
2.

A protein molecule contains amino acid residues and not amino acids because when a peptide bond is formed _________ is lost.

A. nitrogen molecule
B. hydrogen molecule
C. oxygen molecule
D. water molecule
Answer» E.
3.

The primary structure of a protein is held together by non-covalent interactions such as peptide bonds, made during transcription.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
4.

Which of the following is related to the primary structure of proteins?

A. Alpha helix
B. Beta-sheets
C. Loops
D. Amino acid sequence
Answer» E.
5.

______________ is used for sequencing of peptides.

A. X-ray crystallography
B. Spectrophotometry
C. NMR spectroscopy
D. Mass spectrometry
Answer» E.
6.

Cyanogen bromide (CNBr) cleaves the peptide bond on the ‘C’ terminal side of the _______ residues.

A. Trp
B. Ser
C. Ala
D. Met
Answer» E.
7.

Trypsin cleaves peptide bonds on the ‘c’ terminal side of the positively charged residues Arg and Lys, if the next residues is not _____

A. His
B. Gly
C. Ala
D. Pro
Answer» E.
8.

__________ is used as a reducing agent in SDS PAGE.

A. Sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS)
B. Ammonium persulphate (APS)
C. Bisacrylamide
D. 2-mercaptoethanol
Answer» E.
9.

The polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (PAGE) of proteins is based on the following properties of proteins.

A. Size and charge only
B. Size and shape only
C. Electric charge only
D. Size, shape and electric charge
Answer» E.
10.

In metal chelate affinity chromatography, divalent cations such as Zn+2 or Ni+2 is attached on the electrophoretic matrix and it binds to ___________

A. Trp tag
B. Ala tag
C. Gly tag
D. His tag
Answer» E.
11.

The minimum number of residues that appear to be necessary for a polypeptide to fold into a discrete and stable shape that allows it to carry out a function is near 40.

A. False
B. True
Answer» C.
12.

For a protein with 100 amino acids, how many possible sequences are there?

A. (100)20
B. (2)100
C. (100)2
D. (20)100
Answer» E.
13.

Which of the following represents the two-dimensional structure of proteins?

A. Quaternary
B. Tertiary
C. Secondary
D. Primary
Answer» E.
14.

Which of the following interactions is crucial for the primary structure of proteins?

A. Hydrogen bond
B. Di-sulfide bond
C. Vander Waals interactions
D. Peptide bond
Answer» E.
15.

The structure formed by joining the amino acids by a peptide bond is called ________ structure of a protein.

A. quaternary
B. tertiary
C. secondary
D. primary
Answer» E.