Enzymes
How is the enzyme COX-1 important in human health?

It helps to transport carbon dioxide in the blood
It is a chemical derivative of aspirin
It catalyzes the production of hormones that maintain the stomach lining
It is critical for the biosynthesis of DNA

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Enzymes
Enzyme-driven metabolic pathways can be made more efficient by

fixing enzymes into membranes so that they are adjacent to each other
concentrating enzymes within specific cellular compartments
grouping enzymes into free-floating, multienzyme complexes
All of these

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Enzymes
Which of the following is false statement with regard to comparison between Serine and HIV proteases?

Both show specificity for certain amino acid sequences
Both forms an acyl-enzyme intermediate
Both use nucleophilic attack to hydrolyze the peptide bond
Both require water to complete the catalytic cycle

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Enzymes
The cleavage specificity of trypsin and chymotrypsin depend in part on the

proximity of Ser 195 to the active site or specificity pocket
presence of a low-barrier hydrogen bond in the active site or specificity pocket
size, shape, and charge of the active site or specificity pocket
absence of water in the active site

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