NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
BIOCHEMISTRY
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
|
Which of the following would be correctly classified as a protein?
|
cellulose
|
|
cholesterol
|
|
an enzyme
|
|
starch
|
Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Enzymes are proteins that act upon substrate molecules and decrease the activation energy necessary for a chemical reaction to occur by stabilizing the transition state. This stabilization speeds up reaction rates and makes them happen at physiologically significant rates.
Detailed explanation-2: -Which of the following is classified as an enzyme? The correct answer is c. protease.
Detailed explanation-3: -Enzymes are classified into six categories according to the type of reaction catalyzed: Oxidoreductases, transferases, hydrolases, lyases, ligases, and isomerases. Structurally, the vast majority of enzymes are proteins.
There is 1 question to complete.