Allosteric Effects An allosteric activator increases the binding affinity stabilizes the R state of the protein both (a) and (c) decreases the binding affinity increases the binding affinity stabilizes the R state of the protein both (a) and (c) decreases the binding affinity ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Allosteric Effects The conformational changes from the T to the R state is initiated by reorganization of protein-protein contacts between the individual subunits binding of oxygen to the heme movement of the F-helix, which contains the proximal His movement of the proximal histidine towards the heme reorganization of protein-protein contacts between the individual subunits binding of oxygen to the heme movement of the F-helix, which contains the proximal His movement of the proximal histidine towards the heme ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Allosteric Effects Bisphosphoglycerate (BPG) cannot bind to the oxygenated R state of hemoglobin because BPG binds to the R state with the same affinity as the T state it is displaced from the heme by movement of the proximal histidine its binding pocket becomes too small to accommodate BPG it is displaced from the heme by oxygen BPG binds to the R state with the same affinity as the T state it is displaced from the heme by movement of the proximal histidine its binding pocket becomes too small to accommodate BPG it is displaced from the heme by oxygen ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Allosteric Effects The specificity of a ligand binding site on a protein is based on the opposite chirality of the binding ligand the absence of competing ligands the amino acid residues lining the binding site the presence of hydrating water molecules the opposite chirality of the binding ligand the absence of competing ligands the amino acid residues lining the binding site the presence of hydrating water molecules ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Allosteric Effects O2 binding to hemoglobin results in 100-fold higher affinity for the last O2 bound than for the first 100-fold lower affinity for the last O2 bound than for the first extensive protein conformational change both (a) and (b) 100-fold higher affinity for the last O2 bound than for the first 100-fold lower affinity for the last O2 bound than for the first extensive protein conformational change both (a) and (b) ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP
Allosteric Effects The Hill coefficient (nH) for myoglobin and hemoglobin are respectively 1.2 and 4.5 2.8 and 1.0 4.5 and 1.2 1.0 and 2.8 1.2 and 4.5 2.8 and 1.0 4.5 and 1.2 1.0 and 2.8 ANSWER DOWNLOAD EXAMIANS APP