Prepare for NEET Biology Biomolecules (Enzymes) with MCQs & PYQs on NEET.GUIDE. Access free practice, previous year questions, and expert guidance to examine enzyme kinetics, specificity, and regulation.
A novel enzyme is discovered that catalyzes the hydrolysis of a specific peptide bond. Kinetic studies reveal a of 10 μM and a of 50 μmol/min. A competitive inhibitor with a of 2 μM is added at a concentration of 5 μM. What will be the apparent and in the presence of the inhibitor?
Km' = 35 μM, Vmax' = 50 μmol/min
Km' = 10 μM, Vmax' = 25 μmol/min
Km' = 25 μM, Vmax' = 50 μmol/min
Km' = 35 μM, Vmax' = 25 μmol/min
Which statement BEST describes the effect of a non-competitive inhibitor on an enzyme?
It decreases the without changing the .
It increases the without changing the .
It decreases both the and the .
It increases both the and the .
An enzyme exhibiting positive cooperativity shows a sigmoidal kinetic curve. Which statement is FALSE regarding this type of enzyme?
The binding of the first substrate molecule decreases the enzyme's affinity for subsequent substrate molecules.
The enzyme likely has multiple subunits.
The Hill coefficient is greater than 1.
The enzyme's activity is more sensitive to substrate concentration changes compared to enzymes with Michaelis-Menten kinetics.
Certain enzymes require metal ions for their catalytic activity. Which of the following is NOT a typical role of these metal ions?
Acting as allosteric inhibitors
Stabilizing the enzyme's structure
Participating directly in the catalytic mechanism
Facilitating substrate binding
The catalytic efficiency of an enzyme is BEST represented by which of the following parameters?
The active site of an enzyme is:
The entire enzyme molecule.
The region where the substrate binds.
A non-protein component.
An inhibitor binding site.
Which factor does NOT generally affect enzyme activity?
Temperature
pH
Substrate concentration
Light intensity
What is the term for the molecule upon which an enzyme acts?
Product
Substrate
Inhibitor
Cofactor
The 'lock and key' model describes:
Enzyme denaturation.
The specificity of enzyme-substrate binding.
Competitive inhibition.
Allosteric regulation.