Biomolecules (Zoology)


  1. Transition state structure of the substrate formed during an enzymatic reaction is:









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    Transition state structure formed during an enzymatic reaction is transient and unstable.

    Correct Option: B

    Transition state structure formed during an enzymatic reaction is transient and unstable.


  1. Which of the following statements about enzymes is wrong?









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    Almost all enzymes are proteins. There are some nucleic acids that behave like enzymes. There are called ribozyme (also called RNA enzyme or catalytic RNA).

    Correct Option: C

    Almost all enzymes are proteins. There are some nucleic acids that behave like enzymes. There are called ribozyme (also called RNA enzyme or catalytic RNA).



  1. The curve given below shows enzymatic activity with relation to three conditions (pH, temperature and substrate concentration.) What do the two axes (x and y) represent?










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    In the given curve, the relation between temperature and enzyme activity is shown.

    Correct Option: B

    In the given curve, the relation between temperature and enzyme activity is shown.


  1. A competitive inhibitor of succinic dehydrogenase is









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    Malonate is a powerful inhibitor of cellular respiration, because it binds to the active site of succinate dehydrogenase in the citric acid cycle but does not react. It thereby competes with succinate, since it does not have the -CH2-CH2- group (as in succinate which is required for dehydrogenation). For the oxidative phosphorylation reaction, malonate is an inhibitor for complex II which again contains succinate dehydrogenase.

    Correct Option: A

    Malonate is a powerful inhibitor of cellular respiration, because it binds to the active site of succinate dehydrogenase in the citric acid cycle but does not react. It thereby competes with succinate, since it does not have the -CH2-CH2- group (as in succinate which is required for dehydrogenation). For the oxidative phosphorylation reaction, malonate is an inhibitor for complex II which again contains succinate dehydrogenase.