Based on the graph of an enzyme-catalyzed reaction, which of the following could be used to increase the reaction rate beyond point C?

1. increase the amount of substrate

2. add more water

3. increase the temperature

4. decrease enzyme concentration

Given below is the graph showing the effect of substrate concentration on enzyme activity. In the presence of a competitive inhibitor, when the concentration of the substrate is progressively increased:

Study the primary structure of a part of a hypothetical protein and choose the correct statements:

I. 1 is Serine

II. 2 is sulfur containing amino acid and can be methionine

III. 3 is aromatic amino acid and can by tyrosine

IV. 4 is an acidic amino acid

1. I, II and III only

2. I, III and IV only

3. II, III and IV only

4. I, II, III and IV

Which of the following biomolecules does have a phosphodiester bond?

(1) Fatty acids in a diglyceride

(2) Monosaccharides in a polysaccharide

(3) Amino acids in a polypeptide

(4) Nucleic acids in a nucleotide

The chitinous exoskeleton of arthopods is formed by the polymerisation of 

(1) keratin sulphate and chondroitin sulphate

(2) D-glucosamine

(3) N-acetyl glucosamine

(4) lipoglycans

Which one of the following statements is correct, with reference to enzymes?

(1) Apoenzyme = Holoenzyme + Coenzyme

(2) Holoenzyme = Apoenzyme + Coenzyme

(3) Coenzyme = Apoenzyme + Holoenzyme

(4) Holoenzyme = Coenzyme + Cofactor

Which of the following is not a polymeric substance?

(1) Nucleic acid               

(2) Proteins

(3) Polysaccharides           

(4) Lipids

A non-proteinaceous enzyme is

(1) lysozyme           

(2) ribozyme

(3) ligase               

(4) deoxyribonuclease

Which of the following is the least likely to be involved in stabilising the three-dimensional folding of most proteins?

(1) Hydrogen bonds

(2) Electrostatic interaction

(3) Hydrophobic interaction

(4) Ester bonds

Which of the following describes the graph correctly?

(1) Endothermic reaction with energy A in the presence of enzyme and B in the absence of enzyme

(2) Exothermic reaction with energy A in the presence of enzyme and B in the absence of enzyme

(3) Endothermic reaction with energy A in the absence of enzyme and B in the presence of enzyme

(4) Exothermic reaction with energy A in the absence of enzyme and B in the presence of enzyme