Enzymes
The role of Asp 102 and His 57 during trypsin catalysis is to

function as a proton shuttle
keep the specificity pocket open
neutralize the charge on the other's side chain
clamp the substrate into the active site

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Enzymes
Which of the following statements about enzymes or their function is true?

All of these
Enzymes do not alter the overall change in free energy for a reaction
Enzymes speed up reactions by lowering activation energy
Enzymes are proteins whose three-dimensional form is key to their function

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

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

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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 require water to complete the catalytic cycle
Both use nucleophilic attack to hydrolyze the peptide bond
Both forms an acyl-enzyme intermediate

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