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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. |
Sometimes intact charged protein generated by ESI is introduced into the mass analyzer and is subjected to gas-phase fragmentation. What is this type of approach called? |
A. | Fragmentation strategy of protein analysis |
B. | Left-to-right strategy of protein analysis |
C. | Bottom-up strategy of protein analysis |
D. | Top-down strategy of protein analysis |
Answer» E. | |
2. |
ESI-MS can successfully detect post-translational modifications and mutations. |
A. | False |
B. | True |
Answer» C. | |
3. |
Which of the following is not an application of ESI-MS? |
A. | Protein identification and characterization |
B. | In the clinical laboratory |
C. | Studying non-covalent interactions |
D. | Studying covalent interactions |
Answer» E. | |
4. |
In which of the following techniques the gaseous ions are subjected to two or more sequential stages of mass analysis according to the m/z ratio? |
A. | NMR spectroscopy |
B. | X-ray crystallography |
C. | Mass spectrometry |
D. | Tandem mass spectrometry |
Answer» E. | |
5. |
In ESI-MS vacuum should be maintained in which of the following components? |
A. | Detector only |
B. | Mass analyzer only |
C. | Ion source and mass analyzer |
D. | Mass analyzer and detector |
Answer» E. | |
6. |
Which of the following is not a component of ESI-MS mass spectrometry? |
A. | Electrospray ionizer |
B. | Detector |
C. | Mass analyzer |
D. | MALDI |
Answer» E. | |
7. |
Who is the inventor of ESI-MS? |
A. | Benjamin Franklin |
B. | Franz H. Kemp |
C. | Michael Barber |
D. | John B. Fenn |
Answer» E. | |
8. |
Generally in ESI, very little residual energy is retained by the analyte, and no fragmentation occurs upon ionization. |
A. | False |
B. | True |
Answer» C. | |
9. |
Which of the following ionization technique was able to overcome the propensity of the analyte fragmentation? |
A. | Electron ionization |
B. | FAB |
C. | Chemical ionization |
D. | ESI |
Answer» E. | |
10. |
What is ESI is also known? |
A. | Standard Pressure Ionization (SPI) |
B. | High-Pressure Ionization (HPI) |
C. | Low-Pressure Ionization (LPI) |
D. | Atmospheric Pressure Ionization (API) |
Answer» E. | |
11. |
The ions created in ESI are accelerated towards mass analyzer depending upon which criteria of ions? |
A. | Mass of the ion |
B. | Charge on the ion |
C. | Weight of the ion |
D. | Mass and charge of the ion |
Answer» E. | |
12. |
What is the essential principle in ESI? |
A. | Solubilization |
B. | Nucleation |
C. | Sublimation |
D. | Nebulisation |
Answer» E. | |
13. |
ESI technique does not allow the analysis of large (underivatized) biomolecules, such as proteins and DNA. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» C. | |
14. |
ESI is not a soft ionization technique. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» C. | |
15. |
Which of the following ionization techniques involves the production of ions by spraying a solution of the analyte into an electric field? |
A. | CI |
B. | MALDI |
C. | FAB |
D. | ESI |
Answer» E. | |