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    FinalexamCHMI2227 21April2007

    FinalExamination

    CHMI2227EBiochemistryI

    Prof:EricR.Gauthier,Ph.D.

    YOURNAME:____________________________

    YOURSTUDENTNUMBER:_______________

    GUIDELINES:

    1) Duration:3hours2) 90questions,on19pages.3) Totalof220marks.Countsfor45%ofthefinalmark.4) Questions189(multiplechoice/trueorfalse):usetheanswersheetprovidedtoyou.5) Question90:writeyouranswerdirectlyonthisquestionnaire,limitingyourselftothe

    allottedspace.

    6) TheuseoftheUniversityapprovedcalculatorisauthorized.7) Theuseofbooks,notesisforbidden.8) Haveagoodsummer!

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    MULTIPLECHOICESECTIONA.

    Choosetheonealternativethatbestcompletesthestatementoranswersthequestion.2marksperquestion.

    1)Thelastcommonancestorofmodernorganismsmusthaveused

    A)eitherDorLaminoacids. B)Laminoacids.

    C)Daminoacids. D)bothDandLaminoacids.

    2)Aminoacidswithnonionizablesidechainsarezwitterionswhentheyare________.

    A)inalkalinesolutionsonly

    B)inanysolution

    C)atphysiologicalpH,pH=7.4

    D)inacidicsolutionsonly

    E)Alloftheabove

    3)Tyrosineandtryptophanarelesshydrophobicthanphenylalaninebecause

    A)phenylalaninehasnopolargroupinthesidechain.

    B)phenylalanineisaphenol.

    C)tyrosineandtryptophanhavesmallerRgroups.

    D)phenylalaninehasanindolegroup.

    E)Alloftheabove

    4)Proteinscanbemodifiedbyadding________toproteinresidues.

    A)sugarsandphosphategroups

    B)polypeptides

    C)cystine

    D)AandB

    E)Alloftheabove

    5)Whichaminoacidisidealforthetransferofprotonswithinthecatalyticsiteofenzymesdueto

    thepresenceofsignificantamountsofboththeprotonatedanddeprotonatedformsofitsside

    chainatbiologicalpH(i.e.pH~7.4)?

    A)Lysine

    B)Cysteine

    C)Histidine

    D)Asparagine

    E)Tyrosine

    6)ThepKasofargininesCarboxylgroup,Aminogroupandsidechainare1.8,9.0and12.5,respectively.Calculatetheisoelectricpoint.

    A)7.2 B)10.8 C)5.4 D)7.8

    7)ThepKaofacertainweakacidis4.0.Calculatetheratioofprotonacceptortoprotondonorat

    pH7.0.

    A)3:1 D)1000:1

    B)20:1 E)Theratiocannotbecalculatedwithoutknowingthestructureoftheacid.

    C)1:1

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    8)TheisoelectricpointofalanineispH=6.15. Itismixedwithproline(pKaCOOH=2.0;pKaNH2=

    10.6),andthemixtureisspottedonapieceoffilterpaperandplacedinanelectricfieldatpH

    6.15. Whichstatementistrue?

    A)Bothaminoacidswillmovefromthespotandbeseparated.

    B)Neitheraminoacidwillmoveintheelectricfield.

    C)Thetwoaminoacidswillbeseparated.

    D)Thetwoaminoacidswillnotbeseparated.

    9)AccordingtotheHendersonHasselbalchequation,whentheconcentrationsofprotonacceptor

    andprotondonorarethesame,then

    A)onlysaltformsarepresent.

    B)pKa=log[protonacceptor]/[protondonor].

    C)pH=pKa.

    D)thecarboxylicacidistotallyneutralized.

    10)Theprimarystructureofaproteindescribesthe________.

    A) and anglesforeachaminoacid

    B)numberofeachtypeofaminoacid(percentcomposition)

    C)linearsequenceofaminoacids

    D)overallthreedimensionalshape

    11)Thepeptidebondiswhichofthefollowing?

    A)anesterbond B)anetherbond C)anamidebond D)anaminebond

    12)WhatisthenetchargeonthedipeptideArgProatpH9.0?ThetablebelowgivesthepKasof

    theionizablegroupsonthefreeaminoacids.

    Freeaminoacid

    pKaof

    Carboxylgroup

    pKaof

    aminogroup

    pKaofside

    chain

    Arginine 1.8 9.0 12.5

    Proline 2.0 10.6

    A)0 B)+0.5 C)+1 D) 1 E) 0.5

    13)Whichisusedasthebasisofseparationofproteinsbyaffinitychromatography?

    A)ThenetchargeandpIoftheproteinatthepHofthecolumn.

    B)Theproteinsmolecularweight.

    C)Theselectivebindingoftheproteintoaligandonthecolumnmatrix.

    D)Theproteinsdensity.

    14)The________isthesingleshapeaproteinadoptsunderphysiologicalconditions.

    A)moststableenantiomer B)minimalconfiguration

    C)primarystructure D)nativeconformation

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    15)Whatistheapproximativemolecularmassofa200aminoacidprotein.

    A)20,000 B)22,000

    C)11,000 D)222,000

    E)Noneofabove

    16)Structuralproteinsthattypicallyassembleintolargecablesorthreadstoprovidemechanical

    supporttocellsororganismsareclassifiedas________proteins.

    A)enzyme B)fibrous C)globular D)strand

    17)Whatdoesitmeantosayaproteinismultimeric?

    A)Invivoitestablishesanequilibriumbetweentwoormoreactiveconformations.B)Theactiveproteininvolvestheassociationoftwoormorepolypeptidechains.

    C)Theproteinhasmultiplehelices.

    D)Ithasmorethanfiftyaminoacids.

    18)Whichstatementisnottrueaboutthepeptidebond?

    A)Thepeptidebondislongerthanthetypicalcarbonnitrogenbond.

    B)Rotationisrestrictedaboutthepeptidebond.

    C)Thecarbonyloxygenandtheamidehydrogenaremostofteninatransconfigurationwith

    respecttooneanother.

    D)Thepeptidebondhaspartialdoublebondcharacter.

    19)Whichrepresentsthebackboneofaprotein?

    Note: R=aminoacidsidechain

    N=nitrogen

    C=alphacarbon

    C=carbonylcarbon

    A)repeatingunitsofNCC B)repeatingunitsofCC

    C)repeatingunitsofNC D)R1R2R3R4R5

    20)Ramachandrandeterminedtheallowed valuesofthephiandpsianglesprimarilyby

    considering________.

    A)thehydropathyofaminoacids B)pKavaluesoftheaminoacids

    C)hydrogenbondingeffects D)sterichindrance

    21)Whatwouldyouexpectabouttheformationofanhelixforasegmentofaproteinchainthat

    containslysineapproximatelyeveryfourthresiduewithallotherresiduesbeingmostly

    hydrophobic?

    A)HelixformationwouldneveroccurregardlessofpH.

    B)HelixformationwouldbefavoredathighpH.

    C)HelixformationwouldbefavoredatlowpH.

    D)HelixformationwouldbefavoredatneutralpH.

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    22)Supersecondarystructuresthatcontainrecognizablecombinationsofhelices,strandsand

    loops(e.g.barrel)arecalled________.

    A)homologousregions B)folds

    C)domains D)motifs

    23)WhichofthefollowingsupersecondarystructurescorrespondstoaGreekkey.

    24)Whichstructurebelowindicatestheproperhydrogenbondingpatternbetweenaminoacidsin

    anhelix?(Dashedlinesrepresentthehydrogenbonds.)

    A B C D E

    A)I B)II

    C)III D)IV

    25)Theprincipleforcesholdingsubunitsofanoligomericproteintoeachotherare________.

    A)hydrophobicinteractions B)disulfidebonds

    C)covalentbonds D)peptidebonds

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    26)________isusedtoestimatethemolecularweightofoligomericproteins,while________isused

    todeterminethemolecularweightofeachchain.

    A)Meltingpoint;SDSgelelectrophoresis

    B)Acrylamidegelelectrophoresis;isoelectricfocusing

    C)SDSgelelectrophoresis;NMR

    D)SDSgelelectrophoresis;gelfiltrationchromatography

    E)Gelfiltrationchromatography;SDSgelelectrophoresis

    27)Hemoglobinis

    A)adimerofsubunitseachwithtwomyoglobinproteins.

    B)anerythrocyte.

    C)atetrameroffourglobinchainsandonehemeprostheticgroup.

    D)atetramerof4myoglobinproteins.

    E)adimerofsubunitseachwithtwodistinctproteinchains(alphaandbeta).

    28)Unliketypicalcatalyzedreactionsinorganicchemistry,enzymereactionsare

    A)usuallystereospecific.

    B)modulatedtochangeactivitylevels.

    C)reactionspecific.

    D)essentially100%efficient.

    E)Alloftheabove

    29)AnenzymethatcatalyzesconversionsofLaminoacidstoDaminoacidsiscalleda/an________.

    A)hydrolase

    B)isomerase

    C)synthase

    D)synthetaseE)lyase

    30)Atthebeginningofanenzymecatalyzedreactionthe________isnegligible.

    A)disappearanceofES B)formationofES

    C)formationofE+P D)conversionofEStoE+S

    31)Whichenzymebelowisfastest?

    A)kinase,kcat=103 B)catalase,kcat=107

    C)carboxypeptidase,kcat=102 D)papain,kcat=10

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    32)Theenzymecarbonicanhydrasecatalysesthefollowingreaction:

    Giventhefollowingdataforthisreaction,determinethenumberofCO2moleculesproducedby

    theenzymepersecond:[HCO3]=3mM;Vmax: 0.12moles/min;carbonicanhydrase: 5x109

    moles;Km:2.6x102

    M,reactionvolume:1ml.

    HCO3-

    A)4x105s1 B)2.4x107s1 C)6.67x102s1 D)0.08s1

    33)The(lower,higher)thevalueofKm,the(less,more)tightlytheenzymeisboundtothe

    substrate.

    A)lower,less

    B)lower,more

    C)higher,less

    D)higher,more

    E)BandC

    F)AandD

    34)Whichstatementistrueabouttheremovalofreversibleinhibitorsfromenzymesolutions?

    A)Dialysisandgelfiltrationareoftenused.

    B)Theseinhibitorscannotbeseparatedfromtheenzymewithouttreatmentwith

    diisopropylfluorophosphate.

    C)PAGEistheprimarytechniqueusedforthispurpose.

    D)Removalofreversibleinhibitorsisextremelydifficultandcanbeachievedonlyaftermany

    purificationsteps.

    35)Whichequilibriumbelowappliestononcompetitiveinhibition?

    A)I B)II C)III D)IV

    H2O

    Bicarbonate

    + H+

    + CO2

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    36)Whattypeofinhibitionisindicatedbythedatagraphedbelow?

    A)noncompetitive B)competitive

    C)irreversible D)uncompetitive

    37)Thefollowingdatawereobtainedinthepresenceandabsenceofinhibitor.Whattypeof

    inhibitionisshown?

    Substrateconcentration

    (millimolar)

    Ratewithoutinhibitor

    (mmol/min)

    Ratewithinhibitor

    (mmol/min)0.100 2.5 1.6

    0.200 4.2 2.9

    0.500 6.6 5.1

    0.750 7.4 6.2

    A)uncompetitive

    B)irreversible

    C)noncompetitive

    D)competitive

    E)cannottellinhibitiontypefromtheinformationgiven

    38)WhatistheKivaluefortheinhibitorshowninproblem37if[inhibitor]=0.01mM?

    A)0.0045mM

    B)0.0082mM

    C)0.022mM

    D)0.012mM

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    39)Anenzymeisirreversiblyinhibitedbydiisopropylfluorophosphate(DFP).Whatdoesthisshow?

    A)Serineislikelyanimportantresidueintheactivesite.

    B)TheenzymehasbeendenaturedbyDFP.

    C)DFPisananalogoftheenzymessubstrate.

    D)DFPisanallostericmodulatoroftheenzyme.

    40)Twocurvesshowingtherateversussubstrateconcentrationareshownbelowforanenzyme

    catalyzedreaction.OnecurveisforthereactioninthepresenceofsubstanceX.Theothercurve

    isfordataintheabsenceofsubstanceX.Examinethecurvesandtellwhichstatementbelowis

    false.

    A)Xisacompetitiveinhibitor.

    B)TheenzymeexhibitsnonMichaelisMentenkinetics.

    C)Xisanactivatoroftheenzyme.

    D)Xislikelyanallostericmodulator.

    41)Replacementoftheaminoacid________atornearanactivesiteofanenzymeismorelikelyto

    changeenzymeactivitythanthereplacementof________atorneartheactivesite.

    A)histidine;aspartate B)histidine;leucine

    C)leucine;histidine D)leucine;isoleucine

    42)Whichaminoacidisleastlikelytoparticipateinacidbasecatalysis?A)histidine B)aspartate C)tyrosine D)lysine

    43)Ahistidinewasdeterminedtobethecriticalresidueinvolvedinanenzymecatalyzedreaction.

    IfthepKaofthehistidineisknowntobe6.5intheactivesiteandthepHofmaximumcatalytic

    activityis7.2,whatislikelytheprimaryroleofhistidineinthecatalyticreaction?

    A)actsasaprotondonor B)reducestheentropyofthesubstrate

    C)stabilizesachargedintermediate D)formsacovalentbondwiththesubstrate

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    44)Theroleofserineattheactivesiteofserineproteasesistoactasa(n)________catalyst,whilethe

    histidineresidueservesasa(n)________catalyst.

    A)weak;strong

    B)covalent;acidbase

    C)strong;weak

    D)anionic;ionic

    E)acidbase;covalent

    45)Thecatalytictriadofchymotrypsinandotherserineproteasesconsistsof

    A)threeaminoacidresiduesadjacentintheprimarystructurewhichacttomakeserinea

    strongnucleophile.

    B)threeaminoacidresiduescloseenoughinspacetomakeserineastrongnucleophile.

    C)threeenzymeswithverysimilarstructuralfeatures.

    D)threesubunitsoftheenzyme.

    E)Noneoftheabove.

    46)InhibitionofATCasebya________nucleotideandactivationofATCasebya________

    nucleotidekeepthebalanceofpurineandpyrimidinepoolsinE.coli.A)purine;purine B)pyrimidine;pyrimidine

    C)purine;pyrimidine D)pyrimidine;purine

    47)Whicharepurines?

    A)adenineandthymine B)uracilandguanine

    C)cytosineandthymine D)guanineandadenine

    48)Whichofthefollowingisguanine?

    N

    N

    N

    N

    O

    H

    H2N

    N

    N

    N

    N

    H2NN

    N

    N

    NO

    H2N

    HN

    N

    N

    NO

    H

    A B C D

    49)ATPisnotanucleosidebecauseit________.

    A)isnotconnecttoacarbohydrategroup B)hasthreephosphatesinsteadofjustone

    C)lacksthedeoxyribosylgroup D)hasphosphategroups

    50)InDNA,phosphodiesterbondsformwithhydroxylgroupsofcarbonsnumber________and

    ________ofeachdeoxyribosesugar.

    A)3;5 B)2;4 C)2;3 D)4;5 E)3;4

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    51)MuchofthestabilityofthedoublestrandedDNAstructureistheresultof

    A)theangleoftheplanesofthebaseswithrespecttothehelixaxis.

    B)hydrogenbondingbetweenpurines.

    C)thestackinginteractionsbetweenadjacentbasepairs.

    D)thephosphodiesterbackbone.

    52)TheriseandpitchofBDNAare0.33nmand3.40nm,respectively. Abouthowmanyhelical

    turnsarethereinafragment1mminlength?

    A)330

    B)3030

    C)294

    D)0.0034

    E)Cannotcalculatefromtheinformationgiven.

    53)RegionsofDNAthataremosteasilyunwoundhave

    A)greaterA:Tcontent. B)abouthalfGandhalfC.

    C)greaterG:Ccontent. D)alternatingAandG.

    54)Inproteins,aminoacidsarelinkedbypeptidebonds;inpolynucleotides,nucleotidesarelinked

    by

    A)phosphoanhydridebonds.

    B)53phosphodiesterbonds.

    C)35phosphodiesterbonds

    D)Alloftheabove.

    55)Fiveprimetothreeprime descriptionofaDNAstrandreferstoA)thelocationofthehydroxylgroups.

    B)thephosphorylated5 carbonononesugarandthe3 carbononthenextsugar.

    C)thephosphorylated5 carbonatoneend,the3 attheotherend.

    D)thephosphodiesterbackboneofDNA.

    56)AsBDNAisgraduallyheated,theabsorbanceat260nm

    A)staysthesame.

    B)decreases.

    C)ishalfwaybetweenthatofpoly(ATandpoly(GC).

    D)increases.

    57)WhichisnotadifferencebetweenBDNAandADNA?

    A)Botharehelical,butBDNAisrighthandedandADNAislefthanded.

    B)Forpolynucleotidestrandscontainingthesamenumberofnucleotides,theADNAstrand

    willbeshorterfromendtoendthanthecorrespondingBDNA.

    C)ADNAformsundermoredehydratingconditionsthanBDNA.

    D)TheplanesofthenitrogenousbasesarenotperpendiculartothehelixaxisinADNA.

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    58)WhichisnotadifferencebetweenRNAandDNA?

    A)RNAissinglestranded;DNAisdoublestranded.

    B)ThesugarringofRNAismoreoxidizedthanthatinDNA.

    C)RNAcannotformhelices.

    D)RNAcontainsuracil;DNAusuallydoesnot.

    59)Whichofthefollowingrepresentscorrectlypairedbases:

    60)DNAthathasbeenliberallylabeledwithradioactive14Cisusedasthetemplateforreplication.

    Replicationiscarriedoutinamediumcontainingonlyunlabelednucleotides.Aftertworounds

    ofreplication,whatpercentofDNAmoleculesarestilllabeled?

    A)25% B)50% C)75% D)100%

    61)MeselsonandStahlsexperimentsinvolvedgrowingE.colionamediumcontaining15N(heavynitrogen)whichincreasedthedensityofthebacterialDNA. Cellswerethengrownona

    mediumcontainingonly14N. DNAsampleswereobtainedforanalysisafterone,twoandthree

    roundsofreplication(generations)andcentrifugedonadensitygradient. Thedoublehelical

    DNAformsbandsinthegradientdependingonitsdensity. HowmanybandsdidMeselsonand

    Stahlseeaftertwogenerationofcellsweregrownonthe14Nmedium?

    A)Two,onewithDNAcontainingboth15Nand14NandonewithDNAcontainingonly

    14N.

    B)Two,onewithDNAcontainingonly15NandonewithDNAcontainingonly14N.

    C)Three,onewithDNAcontainingonly15N,onewithDNAcontainingboth15Nand14N

    andonewithDNAcontainingonly14N.

    D)OnewithDNAcontainingboth15Nand14N.

    62)Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebestprimerforreplicatinginitsentiretythefollowing

    DNAstrand:

    5TAGATAGCTAGATGCGATCCTATCGATATCGCGATATCTAGATATTCTTATCTATCGGAGCG

    3

    A)TAGATAGCTAGATG B)CGCTCCGATAGATA

    C)TATCTATCGGAGCG D)CATCTAGCTATCTA

    A B C D

    N

    N

    N

    N

    H2NN

    H2N

    N O

    HN

    N

    N

    N

    H2NN

    N O

    OH2N

    N

    N

    N

    N

    H2NN

    N O

    O

    HN

    N

    N

    N

    H2NN

    N O

    H

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    63)Whatisthemeltingpoint(Tm)ofthefollowingdsDNAmolecule?

    CATCTAGCTATCTA

    GTAGATCGATAGAT

    A)38oC B) 46oC

    C)76oC D) 92oC

    64)DNApolymeraseIIIrequiresa/an________forsynthesisofDNAtooccur.

    A)RNAprimer B)DNAtemplate

    C)free3OHendofaDNAstrand D)Alloftheabove

    65)TheprocessivityofE.coliDNApolymeraseIIIholoenzymeaccountsforallofthefollowingexcept

    A)thedirectionalityofpolymerization.

    B)therelativelysmallnumberofenzymesneededtoreplicatetheentirechromosome.

    C)therapidrateofpolymerization.

    D)theabilityofasingleholoenzymetoaddmanynucleotidestoagrowingDNAchain.

    66)TheRNAprimeratthebeginningofeachOkazakifragmentisremovedby

    A)DNApolymeraseI.

    B)DNApolymeraseII.

    C)DNApolymeraseIII.

    D)35 exonucleasesubunitofDNApolymeraseIII.

    67)Okazakifragmentsare________.

    A)shortstretchesofDNAformedonthelaggingstrandB)thesmallestsubunitsofDNApolymeraseIII

    C)fragmentsofDNApolymeraseIthatlack53 exonucleaseactivity

    D)shortRNAprimersneededforinitiationofpolymerization

    68)WhatisareasonablelengthforanRNAprimerinE.coli?A)afewnucleotides B)50nucleotides

    C)100nucleotides D)1000nucleotides

    69)Fragmentsonthelaggingstrandarejoinedbytheenzyme________.

    A)DNAligase B)DNAprimase

    C)DNApolymeraseI D)DNAsynthase

    70)ThetechniqueofSouthernblotisusedtoprobe_________

    A)Nucleicacids B)DNA

    C)Proteins D)RNA

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    MULTIPLECHOICESECTIONB

    Choosetheonerightanswerfromthechoicesprovided.10marksperquestion.

    71) Youwishtodeterminethesequenceofashortpeptide.Youdigestthepeptidewiththefollowingreagentsandobtaintheresultsshownbelow:

    1) HClhydrolysis:A,D,I,K,M,S,T,V,W2) FDNBdigestion:A3) Carboxypeptidase:T4) Trypsin:a)A,D,K,M,S

    b)I,T,V,W

    5) CyanogenBromide:a)A,Mb)D,I,K,S,T,V,W

    6) Cuttingfragment(5b)withFDNByields: S7) Thermolysin: a)V

    b)W

    c)I,T

    d)A,D,K,M,S

    8) Chymotrypsin:a)I,Tb)A,D,K,M,S,V,W

    Howmanyaminoacidswouldbefoundineachofthefragmentsobtainedaftercuttingthispeptidewith

    proteaseV8:

    A)4and5 C)2and7

    B)3and6 D)proteaseV8wouldnotcutthispeptide

    72) Thetableshownbelowpresentsdataobtainedduringthepurificationoflactatedehydrogenase. Whichpurificationstepworkedbest(Note:extinctioncoefficientofNADH= 6.22x103M1cm1)?

    PurificationStep Volume

    (mL)

    Dilution Absorbance

    NADH@340

    nm(1min

    reaction)

    Protein

    concentration

    (mg/mL)

    Homogenate 10 1/100 0.323 33.02

    Supernatantafter40%saltprecipitation

    8.9 1/100 0.316 31.84

    Gelfiltration

    chromatography

    9.1 1/100 0.274 26.51

    Ionexchange

    chromatography

    5 1/100 0.345 12.07

    A)Gelfiltration C)saltprecipitation

    B)Ionexchange D)thepurificationdidnotwork

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    TRUE/FALSE. Select A ifthestatementistrueand B ifthestatementisfalse. 2marksperquestion.

    73)TheisoelectricpointofaminoacidsistheaverageofthevaluespKaCOOH+pKaNH2.

    74)Ingelelectrophoresisthemoleculeswiththehighestmolecularweightmigratethefarthestfrom

    thestartingwells.

    75)Mostproteinscontainanapproximatelyequalamountofeachofthestandardaminoacids.

    76)Thetwentystandardaminoacidsaretheonlyaminoacidsfoundinlivingorganisms.

    77)Allproteinspossessprimary,secondary,tertiaryandquaternarystructure.

    78)Oncedenatured,proteinscannotberenaturedorrestoredtothenativestate.

    79)Ascorbicacidisnecessaryfortheformationofhydroxyprolineandhydroxylysineresidues

    beforetheyareincorporatedintothecollagenproteinmolecule.

    80)Theporphyrinprostheticgroupisheldintotheinteriorofglobinmoleculesbycovalentbondsto

    specificaminoacidresidues.

    81)Increasingtheconcentrationofaclassiccompetitiveinhibitorhasnoeffectonthemaximumvelocityofanenzymesubstratereaction.

    82)Allostericmodulatorsbindcovalentlytotheregulatorysiteofanenzymeandchangeits

    conformation.

    83)ThetwostrandsofdoublestrandedDNAhavethesamecontentofeachofthebasesA,T,Gand

    C.

    84)ThemajorandminorgroovesarethesameinBDNAandADNA.

    85)RNAdoesnothaveadoublestrandform.

    86)The subunitsofE.coliDNApolymeraseformaslidingclampthatsurroundstheDNAstrandsatthereplicationfork.

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    87)InE.colireplicationbeginsattheoriginofreplicationandproceedsinonedirectionuntiltheentirecircularDNAmoleculehasbeencopied.

    88)DNAligaseenzymesuseATPasacofactor.

    89)InDNAsequencing,readingfromthebottomtowardsthetopofthegelwillgiveyouthe

    sequenceinthe3>5 orientation.

    ESSAYQUESTION. Provideacompleteanswertothefollowingquestion.Writeyouransweronthis

    questionnaire,limitingyourselftothespaceallotted.For26marks.

    90)

    16Continues on followin a e

    ExplainwhyDNAreplicationcanonlyoccurinthe5 3directionandnotinthe35direction.

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    uestion 90 (continued)

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