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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. |
Which of the following cannot be used as an additive for stabilization of enzymes? |
A. | Sugars |
B. | Polyhydric alcohols |
C. | Some organic solvents |
D. | Urea |
Answer» E. | |
2. |
Which of the following interactions stabilize proteins by restricting the possible conformation of the unfolded proteins? |
A. | Non-covalent interactions |
B. | Vander Waals interactions |
C. | Hydrophobic interactions |
D. | Di-sulfide interactions |
Answer» E. | |
3. |
Unfavorable pH of the medium can often result in the inactivation of the involved enzymes. |
A. | False |
B. | True |
Answer» C. | |
4. |
Which of the following is not a method of immobilization? |
A. | Entrapment into gels |
B. | Encapsulation |
C. | Adsorptive interaction |
D. | Engulfment |
Answer» E. | |
5. |
Which of the following is the most prominent example of substance that is concerned with stability to proteolytic cleavage? |
A. | Foods |
B. | Beer |
C. | Detergent |
D. | Drugs |
Answer» E. | |
6. |
Which of the following is not a method to stabilize a protein? |
A. | Immobilization techniques |
B. | Chemical modifications |
C. | Addition of stabilizing compounds |
D. | Reducing hydrophobic residues |
Answer» E. | |
7. |
Only stability to temperature is important in industrial processes. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» C. | |
8. |
Which of the following is concerned with stability to pH? |
A. | Leather |
B. | Beer |
C. | Food |
D. | Detergents |
Answer» E. | |
9. |
Binding of metal ions or cofactors can increase structural stability when they bind with higher affinity to the folded than to the unfolded state. |
A. | False |
B. | True |
Answer» C. | |
10. |
Substitutions of large hydrophobic residues in the protein cores with smaller amino acids have which of the following effect on the whole protein? |
A. | No effect on stability |
B. | Both stabilizing and destabilizing effect |
C. | Stabilizing effect |
D. | Destabilizing effect |
Answer» E. | |
11. |
Several thermophilic proteins have additional ion pairs as compared to their mesophilic homologous. |
A. | False |
B. | True |
Answer» C. | |
12. |
Which of the following is concerned with stability to temperature? |
A. | Detergent processing |
B. | Beer processing |
C. | Leather processing |
D. | Food processing |
Answer» E. | |
13. |
Which of the following is a feature of critical importance in biotechnology? |
A. | Viscosity |
B. | Fluidity |
C. | pH |
D. | Stability |
Answer» E. | |
14. |
The amount of enzyme produced by a micro-organism is not increased by increasing the number of gene copies that code for it. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» C. | |
15. |
Which of the following is the recognition sequence of Hind III restriction enzyme? |
A. | GCAACC |
B. | CCGCGG |
C. | TTGCAA |
D. | AAGCTT |
Answer» E. | |