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The bacteria A. vinelandii uncouples oxidative phosphorylation during nitrogen fixation for what reason?


A) It increases the temperature so that the enzymes will function at maximum efficiency.
B) It ensures that the citric acid cycle is fully active and providing substrates for nitrogen fixation.
C) It ensures that ATP is not present to inhibit nitrogen fixation.
D) It maintains a low level of reduced cofactors.
E) It ensures that oxygen concentrations are kept low to prevent interference with enzymes.

F) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

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Why is it necessary to have protein in our (human) diets?

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Describe and contrast, with diagrams, concerted (cumulative) feedback regulation and sequential feedback inhibition.

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Which process below is NOT required in the conversion of dCTP into dTTP?


A) deamination
B) methylation
C) phosphate hydrolysis
D) phosphate addition
E) reduction

F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

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In bacteria, the amino acids listed below can be derived directly or indirectly from serine, alanine, aspartate, glutamate, or chorismate. Indicate below which of these "parent" compounds provides the carbon skeleton for each amino acid: Parent compound Asparagine __________________ Tryptophan __________________ Glycine __________________ Methionine __________________ Threonine __________________ Cysteine __________________ Proline __________________ Isoleucine __________________ Phenylalanine __________________

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Azaserine is a structural analog of glutamine. It is a competitive inhibitor of many enzymes that use glutamine as substrates. Name) three biosynthetic products whose synthesis you would expect to be inhibited by azaserine. Do you think that eating azaserine would be immediately fatal? Why or why not?

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In the synthesis of serine from 3-phosphoglycerate, which answer lists the CORRECT order and type of reactions?


A) reduction, hydrolysis, transamination
B) oxidation, transamination, hydrolysis
C) reduction, transamination, hydrolysis
D) oxidation, hydrolysis, transamination
E) hydrolysis, transamination, reduction

F) All of the above
G) A) and E)

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CMP, UMP, and TMP all have _____ as a common precursor.


A) adenosine
B) aspartate
C) glutamine
D) inosine
E) S-adenosyl methionine

F) B) and D)
G) D) and E)

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Give the name and structure of the glycolytic or citric acid cycle intermediate that has the same carbon skeleton as (a) alanine, (b) glutamate, (c) aspartate.

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Which enzyme is NOT involved in the assimilation of inorganic nitrogen into an organic molecule?


A) arginase
B) glutamate dehydrogenase
C) glutamate synthase
D) glutamine synthetase
E) dinitrogenase

F) B) and D)
G) A) and D)

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What is the role of leghemoglobin in root nodules of legumes with respect to nitrogen fixation?

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Which reaction step in the synthesis of proline is nonenzymatic?


A) the phosphorylation of the side chain
B) the reaction that generates an aldehyde product
C) the cyclization step
D) the reaction that releases inorganic phosphate as a product
E) the reaction that converts a double bond to a single bond

F) A) and C)
G) A) and B)

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Nonessential amino acids:


A) are amino acids other than those required for protein synthesis.
B) are not utilized in mammalian proteins.
C) are synthesized by plants and bacteria, but not by humans.
D) can be synthesized in humans as well as in bacteria.
E) may be substituted with other amino acids in proteins.

F) B) and E)
G) C) and D)

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D

Which statement is NOT true about glutamine amidotransferases?


A) These enzymes proceed via a covalent intermediate.
B) Ammonia is released into a channel.
C) Glutamate is a product of the reaction.
D) ATP is needed to activate the glutamine.
E) A Cys at the active site is critical for the activity of these enzymes.

F) All of the above
G) None of the above

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De novo purine biosynthesis is distinguished from de novo pyrimidine biosynthesis by:


A) condensation of the completed purine ring with ribose phosphate
B) incorporation of CO2.
C) inhibition by azaserine (a glutamine analog) .
D) participation of aspartate.
E) participation of PRPP (phosphoribosyl pyrophosphate) .

F) A) and C)
G) A) and B)

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Which statement is NOT true of the reaction catalyzed by ribonucleotide reductase?


A) Glutathione is part of the path of electron transfer.
B) It acts on nucleoside diphosphates.
C) Its mechanism involves formation of a free radical.
D) There is a separate enzyme for each nucleotide (ADP, CDP, GDP, UDP) .
E) Thioredoxin acts as an essential electron carrier.

F) C) and E)
G) C) and D)

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Draw the structure of 5'-GMP. Indicate with an arrow the atom(s) derived from glutamine's amide group(s).

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Match the signaling molecule with its amino acid precursor (a given precursor may be used more than once or not at all): Match the signaling molecule with its amino acid precursor (a given precursor may be used more than once or not at all):

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Which statement is FALSE regarding the proposed mechanism for glutamine amidotransferases?


A) Part of the mechanism includes the formation of a thioester to a cysteine.
B) A hydrolysis reaction releases glutamine from the active site.
C) Ammonia is released from one substrate before reacting with the second substrate.
D) Phosphorylation is often used to activate the substrate accepting the amino group.
E) Two portions of the enzymes are connected by an "ammonia channel."

F) A) and B)
G) B) and D)

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Which statement is NOT a similarity in the synthesis of isoleucine, valine, and leucine?


A) Pyruvate is the starting compound for synthesis of all these amino acids.
B) Pyridoxal phosphate is a required cofactor in the synthesis of all these amino acids.
C) These are all essential amino acids in humans.
D) An α\alpha -keto acid is the immediate precursor for all three synthetic pathways.
E) Acetyl-CoA is required as a substrate in all three synthetic pathways.

F) A) and C)
G) None of the above

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