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Which is true concerning Hb and its ability to properly carry out is function in biochemistry?
o A tightly bound prosthetic group is a required component
o It requires a vitamin - iron - to be available in solution
o A cofactor - heme - must be at sufficient concentration
o The Apoprotein is required for full and complete function
o Heterotropic cooperativity
o Homotropic T to R strain
o Homotropic allosterism
o Heterotropic allosterism
Which of the following best describes the simplistic, bottom-line trend predicted by
thermodynamics?
In biochemistry, what is often the solution to the problem where a specific reaction is
required, but that reaction is not thermodynamically favored?
What important point was illustrated in our discussion of the reaction that adds an additional
nucleotide to a growing nucleic acid chain?
An enzyme catalyst facilitates passage of the substrate through a _____, in order to reach the
product.
o Conformational analogue
o Transition state
o Activation state
o Equilibrium state
A given amount of enzyme has a finite rate of product formation that can be achieved as the
concentration of substrate is increased. What is this value called
o Hyperbolic rate
o Terminal velocity
o Vmax
o Km
The special area within the three-dimensional area of an enzyme where the actual conversion
of substrate to product occurs is referred to as the?
o Transition site
o Allosteric site
o Active site
o Cofactor site
How would you best describe the relationship between the affinity of a substrate for an
enzyme versus the value of Km?
o Directly proportional
o Related by the rate observed at Vmax
o Double-reciprocally related
o Inverse