Explore topic-wise MCQs in Enzyme Technology.

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1.

Which of the following is not an example of absolute substrate specificity?

A. Glucose to glucose-6-phosphate by glucokinase
B. Hexokinase phosphorylating one or more kind of hexoses
C. Lactose to glucose and galactose by lactase
D. Urea to ammonia by urease
Answer» C. Lactose to glucose and galactose by lactase
2.

Which type of specificity is represented in the following reaction?
Glucose (_{ overrightarrow{Glucokinase}} ) Glucose-6-phosphate

A. Relative substrate specificity
B. Absolute substrate specificity
C. Broad substrate specificity
D. Stereo specificity
Answer» C. Broad substrate specificity
3.

Which of the following do not show stereo specificity?

A. L-lactate dehydrogenase
B. Epimerase
C. Salivary -amylase
D. L-glucose oxidase
Answer» C. Salivary -amylase
4.

L-lactate dehydrogenase: L-lactic acid:: Salivary -amylase: __________

A. D-aminoacid
B. L-aminoacid
C. - 1,4 glycoside linkage
D. D-glucose
Answer» D. D-glucose
5.

Which of these is not an example for stereo specificity?

A. L-lactate dehydrogenase will act only on L-lactic acid, and not D-lactic acid
B. D-glucose oxidase acting only on D-glucose and not L-glucose
C. L-amino oxidase acts only on L-amino acids and not D-aminoacids
D. Hexokinase phosphorylating one or more kind of hexoses
Answer» E.
6.

Which of the following is an example for broad substrate specificity?

A. Chymotrypsin hydrolyzing peptide bonds attached to aromatic aminoacids
B. D-glucose oxidase acting only on D-glucose and not L-glucose
C. Hexokinase phosphorylating one or more kind of hexoses
D. Lipase hydrolyzes ester bond of lipids
Answer» D. Lipase hydrolyzes ester bond of lipids
7.

Salivary -amylase cleaving (1 4) glycosidic bond of carbohydrates is an example for which type of specificity?

A. Group specificity
B. Bond specificity
C. Reaction specificity
D. Broad substrate specificity
Answer» C. Reaction specificity
8.

Which of the following is an example for group specificity?

A. Trypsin hydrolyzing peptide linkages involving arginine or lysine
B. Lipase hydrolyzing ester bond of lipids
C. Hexokinase phosphorylating one or more kind of hexoses
D. L-lactate dehydrogenase will act only on L-lactic acid, and not D-lactic acid
Answer» B. Lipase hydrolyzing ester bond of lipids
9.

Which of the following is not a part of relative substrate specificity?

A. Group specificity
B. Bond specificity
C. Reaction specificity
D. Broad substrate specificity
Answer» D. Broad substrate specificity
10.

Which of the following is not a type of specificity?

A. Substrate specificity
B. Reaction specificity
C. Koshland specificity
D. Stereo specificity
Answer» D. Stereo specificity
11.

Which of the following is not true for the specificity of enzyme action?

A. Specificity refers to discrimination of an enzyme between two competing substrates
B. Specificity of enzymes lies both the reaction they catalyze and the substrates on which they act
C. Specificity makes it possible for a number of enzymes to coexist in the cell without interfering in each other reaction
D. Five types of specificities have been recognized in enzymes
Answer» E.