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This section includes 14 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 antibiotic acts by competitively inhibiting the peptidyl transferase activity of prokaryotic ribosomes? |
A. | Puromycin |
B. | Vancomycin |
C. | Tetracycline |
D. | Chloramphenicol |
Answer» E. | |
2. |
The peptidyl transferase center that catalyzes the peptide bond formation is located on the smaller subunit and consists entirely of rRNA. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» C. | |
3. |
First, the bond between the amino acid and the tRNA in the P site is cleaved, then the peptide bond is formed between the two amino acids. |
A. | False |
B. | True |
Answer» C. | |
4. |
Which of the following proteins bind to the ribosome and causes the dissociation of the two ribosomal subunits from mRNA? |
A. | RF 1 |
B. | RF 2 |
C. | RF 3 |
D. | RRF |
Answer» E. | |
5. |
With the help of which of the following proteins does the ribosome recognize the stop codon? |
A. | Cleavage Factors (CF) |
B. | Elimination Factors (EF) |
C. | Termination Factors (TF) |
D. | Release Factors (RF) |
Answer» E. | |
6. |
Which of the following rRNA is intimately involved with the peptidyl transferase activity? |
A. | 5S rRNA |
B. | 16S rRNA |
C. | 28S rRNA |
D. | 23S rRNA |
Answer» E. | |
7. |
The second and further aminoacyl-tRNAs are brought to the ribosome bound to which of the following protein complex? |
A. | EF-Ts-ATP |
B. | EF-Ts-GTP |
C. | EF-Tu-ATP |
D. | EF-Tu-GTP |
Answer» E. | |
8. |
Which of the following initiation factor bring the initiator tRNA? |
A. | IF-4 |
B. | IF-3 |
C. | IF-1 |
D. | IF-2 |
Answer» E. | |
9. |
Which of the following initiation factor when bound to the 30S subunit blocks the A site, so that only the P site is available for the initiator tRNA to bind to? |
A. | IF-4 |
B. | IF-2 |
C. | IF-3 |
D. | IF-1 |
Answer» E. | |
10. |
Base pairing between mRNA and which of the following rRNAs help in the selection of translation initiation site? |
A. | 5.8S rRNA |
B. | 5S rRNA |
C. | 28S rRNA |
D. | 16S rRNA |
Answer» E. | |
11. |
In prokaryotes and eukaryotes, multiple ribosomes can bind to a single mRNA transcript, and give rise to beads on a string structure. What is this structure called? |
A. | Monosome |
B. | Multiribosome |
C. | Oligosome |
D. | Polysome |
Answer» E. | |
12. |
The ribosome reads mRNA in which of the following direction? |
A. | Both 3 5 and 5 3 |
B. | Either 3 5 or 5 3 |
C. | 3 5 direction only |
D. | 5 3 direction only |
Answer» E. | |
13. |
In which of the following directions does the polypeptide synthesis proceeds? |
A. | From both N-terminus and C-terminus |
B. | Either from N-terminus or C-terminus |
C. | C-terminus to N-terminus |
D. | N-terminus to C-terminus |
Answer» E. | |
14. |
What is the process of synthesis of a polypeptide chain from mRNA known as? |
A. | Conversion |
B. | Replication |
C. | Transcription |
D. | Translation |
Answer» E. | |