Chapter 16: Q. 16.42 (page 571)
A patient has elevated blood serum levels of What condition might be indicated?
Fibrosis, liver, and some other diseases related with all these elevated concentration are widespread.
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Classify each of the amino acids in the problem as polar or nonpolar. If polar, indicate if the R group is neutral, acidic, or basic. Indicate if each is hydrophobic or hydrophilic.
Consider the amino acids histidine, phenylalanine, and serine in an enzyme. State which of these amino acids have groups that would:
a. be found in hydrophobic regions
b. be found in hydrophilic regions
c. form hydrogen bonds
d. form salt bridges
Oxaloacetate is an inhibitor of succinate dehydrogenase.
a. Would you expect oxaloacetate to be a competitive or a noncompetitive inhibitor? Why?
b. Would oxaloacetate bind to the active site or elsewhere on the enzyme?
c. How would you reverse the effect of the inhibitor?
What are two types of secondary protein structure?
Indicate whether each of the following would be a substrateor an enzyme
lactose
lipase
amylase
trypsin
pyruvate
transaminase
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