16. Which of the characteristics below apply to amino acid Glycine?

Keywords: Not in L configuration or Not Optically active, side

chain is hydrogen, involved in the formation of the amide
link in an amide linked myristoyl anchored protein

STEMS:
16.a. Of the 20 standard amino acids, only ___________ is not optically active. The reason
is that its side chain ___________.
A) alanine; is a simple methyl group
B) glycine; is a hydrogen atom
C) glycine; is unbranched
D) lysine; contains only nitrogen
16.b. All of the 20 amino acids are of L configuration, EXCEPT:
a. Tyrosine
b. Glycine
c.Valine
d.Prolene
17. What is the net charge of Histidine at pH 8, given that the -
COOH, -NH2, and the imidazole groups have pKa values of 2, 9, &
6, respectively?

18. The member of the Respiratory Chain closely associated with

an enzyme of Kreb’s Cycle:
a. Complex I
b. Complex II
c. Complex III
d. Complex IV
19. The mobile component of the ETC that mediates the electrons
between Complex II and Complex III:
a. Cytochrome c
b. FeS centers
c. Ubiquinone/ Coenzyme Q
d. FAD

20. Significance of electrons entering NAD+:

a. Gives a P:O ration of 2:1
b. 2 protons and 2 electrons are accepted
c. 3 moles of ATP are generated
d. 2 protons and an electron are accepted
21. A characteristic feature of ATP:
a. A common intermediate between energy delivering and energy requiring reactions
b. Carrier of chemical energy between high energy phosphate acceptors and low
energy phosphate donors
c. Has three phosphoanhydride bonds
d. ΔG0 -7300 Cal/mole from the bond between C5’ of ribose and alpha phosphate
1. The interactions between the active site and the substrate are
brought about by the following, EXCEPT:
2. This reaction given is catalyzed by an enzyme that belongs to
what major class:

3. When a molecule similar to the specific substrate interacts with

the active site of an enzyme, the process is called: competitive
inhibition
4. An organic cofactor loosely bound to the apoenzyme: coenzyme
5. The activity of the tandem enzyme that slows down the activity
PFK 1 of glycolysis by hydrolyzing the most important allosteric
regulator of both glycolysis and gluconeogenesis:
6. Where is the major anaplerotic reaction found and catalyzed by
what enzyme?
7. The activities of the branching enzyme of the glycogenesis:
catalyzes formation of (α1 → 6) linkages during glycogen
synthesis.
8. The specific reaction catalyzed by glycogen phosphorylase
breaking down glycogen to glucose 1-PO4:
9. The initial reaction of the major pathway for fructose
metabolism is catalyzed by: