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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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