Enzyme Science Miscellaneous


Direction: The purification data for an enzyme is given below

  1. The fold purification for each step is









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    Correct Option: C

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  1. The yield (%) for each step is









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    Correct Option: D

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Direction: An E. coli cell of volume 10–12 cm³ contains 60 molecules of lac repressor. The repressor has a binding affinity (Kd) of 10–8 M and 10–9 M with and without lactose respectively, in the medium.

  1. The molar concentration of the repressor in the cell is









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    Correct Option: D

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  1. Therefore the lac-operon is









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    Correct Option: B

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  1. One unit of glucoamylase enzyme activity is defined as the amount of enzyme required to produce (imol of glucose per min in a 4% solution of Lintner starch at pH 4.5 and 60°C. If in a reaction mixture with 1ml of the crude enzyme preparation containing 8 mg protein and 9 ml of 4.44% starch, 0.6 µmc of glucose/ml-min is produced, what will be the specific activity of the crude enzyme preparation?











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    Correct Option: E

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