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.

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.