What is the role of a protease? Why is chymotrypsin considered to be a serine protease?

Q: How may the covalent modification of a protein with a phosphate group alter its function?

A: Proteins are the polymers of the amino acids.

Q: prpc is a normal protein of our neuronal cell membrane that is sensitive to protease action (ie can…

A: The proteases are the protein degrading enzymes. Once the role of proteinaceous enzymes and…

Q: What is stronger penicillin or amoxicillin?

A: Bacteria are prokaryotic microorganism that most commonly occur in the soil, air, water and in…

Q: What are the differences between synthesis of phosphatidylethanolamine in prokaryotes and…

A: Glycerol is a polyol compound that is made up of more than one hydroxyl group. Glycerol is a…

Q: Subjecting this peptide to trypsin would result in L-M-F-V-W-E-Q-A-P-S-P OA Lys and…

A: Trypsin is an enzyme that break peptide bond has a specific site of cleavage.

Q: What type of protein does FOG2 produce?

A: FOG 2 protein is coded by ZFPM 2. It is a family of transcription factors genes.

Q: How do guanine and adenine nucleotides inhibit their own synthesis? How do they promote synthesis of…

A: Purine metabolism refers to the metabolic pathways to synthesize and break down purines that are…

Q: Are there any amino acids involved in the synthesis of protoporphyrin IX?

A: Protoporphyrin IX is considered as the organic molecule, which is present in the heme group. This is…

Q: Why do amino acids other than methionineoccur in the N-terminal position of proteins from…

A: The N-terminal end of a protein is defined as the start point of the protein. It is called the…

Q: What is the function of rusticyanin and where is it found in the cell?

A: Rusticynin is a blue copper protein  with a copper center which play a important role in electron…

Q: How is b-galactosidase induced in cells?

A: The beta-galactosidase enzyme is found in lysosomes which are compartments within cells that…

Q: A cytokine/growth factor that induces inflammation and promotes cell death. a) Cdk1 Ob) TNF O c)…

A: Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) is a cytokine that plays a critical role in the inflammatory response.…

Q: What amino acid residues are phosphorylated on the intracellular domain of a VEGFR? Glutamic Acid…

A: VEGFR: VEGF receptors are vascular endothelial growth factor receptors (VEGF). VEGFR is divided into…

Q: Which disease occurs when homogentisic acid oxidase is defective?

A: Genes contain all information of proteins forms inside the body. It contains genetic information…

Q: Define Proteasomes.

A: In a cell, there are different organelles and biomolecules which have different functions to perform…

Q: Chondroitin sulfate chains have been likened to a large fishnet, allowing small molecules to pass…

A: these are high molecular weight heteropolysaccharides.

Q: Consider, for example, that a particular serine residue is phosphorylated to activate the protein.…

A: Phosphorylation can either activate or deactivate a protein. Phosphomimetics replaces amino acids in…

Q: Why are proteins synthesized from Spirulina called Single celled Proteins? What is the significance…

A: Single-cell proteins are the proteins that are edible and are derived from single-celled organisms.…

Q: Under normal circumstances, serine residues are not very reactive. How can serine 195 be used as a…

A: Nucleophiles donate electrons and electrophiles gain electrons.  Usually, serine residues do not…

Q: What is adenyl cyclase ?

A: Enzymes are present in living organism, which is composed of either one cell or a number of cell. In…

Q: What protein is used by bacteria to develop antibiotic resistance and what type of antibiotics are…

A: Antibiotic resistance refers to the situation in which microorganisms such as bacteria, prevent the…

Q: What is the biological function of the Neurofibromin-1 (NF1) protein?

A: The Neurofibromin gene is a tumor suppressor gene (TSG). It is located on chromosome 17 long arm. It…

Q: What is a proteasome? Why is it important to the proper functioning of the ER?

A: Introduction  Proteins are the essential biomolecules which plays a diverse role. Almost all…

Q: Why is penicillin such an effective inhibitor of the transpeptidase?

A: Transpeptidase is an enzyme that catalyzes a nucleophillic carbonyl substitution reaction necessary…

Q: Source of Alanine transaminase?

A: Introduction: The enzyme alanine transaminase (ALT) is a transaminase. It's also known as alanine…

Q: The neighboring amino acid that TYR 368 interacts with is ILE 160. What are the properties of the…

A: Amino acids are natural mixes that contain amine and carboxyl functional groups, alongside a side…

Q: Which are the Advantages of the lactose system in E. coli?

A: To initiate the transport and metabolism of lactose in Escherichia Coli (E. coli). The lactose…

Q: Define protease

A: A protease can be described as an enzyme that aid in the breakdown of protein by process is called…

Q: What is the exact function of loop of henle.

A: Nephron is the microscopic structural and functional unit of the kidney. It is composed of a renal…

Q: How many different types of mutations can result in lactase persistence and what are their names?

A: The functional activity of the Lactase enzyme even in adulthood is termed as Lacatse persistence,…