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

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

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

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

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

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Enzymes
The E.coli pyruvic acid dehydrogenase complex is reported to

Catalyze the oxidation of pyruvic acid to acetyl Co A and CO2
decatalyze the oxidation of pyruvic acid to acetyl Co A and CO2
Catalyze the reduction of pyruvic acid to acetyl Co A and CO2
retard the reduction of pyruvic acid to acetyl Co A and CO2

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