Sugars
Lipids
Nucleotides
Michaelis-Menten
Miscellaneous
100

Which of the names and Fischer representations of various monosaccharides match with the chair structure shown below?
 

B & I

100

What is the shorthand for oleic acid?

18:1c(Δ9)

100

Select all the appropriate descriptions that apply to uridine 5′-triphosphate.

  It has a triphosphoryl group 


  It has a monophosphoryl group 


  It is a pyrimidine nucleotide 


  It is a purine nucleotide 


  It is a pyrimidine nucleoside 


  It is a purine nucleoside 


  It has a diphosphoryl group 

triphosphoryl & pyrimidine

100

Consider the first-order conversion of reactant A to product B as shown below. If k1 is equal to 0.016 s−1 and k2 is equal to 0.004 s−1, then what is the equilibrium concentration of B assuming the reaction was started with an initial concentration of A of 1.0 M?
 
 

  Not possible to determine with the information given 


  0.4 M 


  0.8 M 


  0.5 M 


  0.6 M 


  0.2 M 

0.8 M

100

A nonapeptide that contains Ser, Pro, Ala, Arg, Lys, Tyr, Gly, Thr, and Phe was incubated with Sanger’s reagent, and FDNB-Ala was detected. A second sample of the nonapeptide was incubated with carboxypeptidase A, and no products were detected. Digestion of another sample of the nonapeptide with chymotrypsin yielded a tripeptide and a hexapeptide. Digestion of yet another sample of the nonapeptide with trypsin yielded a pentapeptide and a tetrapeptide. Finally, partial hydrolysis of the nonapeptide yielded the following di- and tripeptides, the amino acid compositions of which were as follows:

R, F, P       T, S, G       P, Y, F       A, S       Y, G, K

Given the above information, what is the sequence of the nonapeptide? Enter your answer using the one-letter code.

ASTGKYFPR

200

The molecule below is a naturally occurring disaccharide made up of D-monosaccharides linked via a glycosidic bond. What is the designation of the glycosidic bond? Hint: One of the monosaccharides has been “flipped”.
 

β(1→4)

 

200

What is the general name for the lipid shown below?
 

glycerophospholipid

200

At physiological pH, guanine has

  5 carbons, 5 hydrogens, 1 oxygen, and 5 nitrogens 


  5 carbons, 5 hydrogens, 1 oxygen, and 4 nitrogens 


  None of the other answers is correct 


  6 carbons, 7 hydrogens, 1 oxygen, and 5 nitrogens 


  5 carbons, 7 hydrogens, 1 oxygen, and 4 nitrogens 

  5 carbons, 5 hydrogens, 1 oxygen, and 5 nitrogens

200

Describe what uncompetitive inhibition is and what the double-reciprocal plot looks like. 

Uncompetitive inhibition is when the inhibitor binds to the ES complex. The graph should have 2 parallel lines. 

200

What would be the approximate net charge of the peptide shown below at pH = 6.5? To facilitate answering this question, assume that the N-terminal aminium group has a pKa of 8, the C-terminal carboxyl group has a pKa of 3.5, and that the ionizable side chains have pKas as follows: Asp = 4.0, Glu = 4.0, His = 6, Cys = 8.4, Tyr = 10, Lys = 10, and Arg = 12.5. Also, assume that if the pH is at least two units above or below the pKa of a particular group, then that group is completely unprotonated or protonated, as the case may be. Report your answer to the nearest hundredth.

0.21

300

Which of the names and Fischer representations of various monosaccharides match with the chair structure shown below?
 

C & II

300

Which of the following is an appropriate name for the lipid shown below?
 

  Sphingomyelin 


  Phosphatidylcholine 


  Phosphatidylglycerol 


  Phosphatidylethanolaminium ion 


  Triacylglycerol 


  Phosphatidylserine 


  Sphingosine 


  Phosphatidylinositol 

 Phosphatidylethanolaminium ion

300

Deoxythymidylate refers to which of the following?

  Deoxythymidine 5´-monophosphate (dTMP)


  Deoxythymidine 5´-triphosphate (dTTP) 


  All of the choices are correct 


  Deoxythymidine 5´-diphosphate (dTDP) 

  Deoxythymidine 5´-monophosphate (dTMP)

300

Which of the following expressions correctly shows the Lineweaver-Burke (or double-reciprocal) equation in the case of uncompetitive inhibition? Select all that apply.

 


 


  None of the other choices is correct 


 


 


 


 

choice 2

300

Consider the below kinetic mechanism, which is shown in the shorthand notation suggested by W. W. Cleland. Which of the following statements concerning this kinetic mechanism is or are correct? Select all that apply.
 

  The rate constant for the step EB + A → EAB has units of reciprocal concentration and reciprocal time. 


  The mechanism is best described as Ordered Bi Uni 


  The rate constant for the step E + P → EP (i.e., the first step of the back reaction) has units of reciprocal time. 


  The mechanism is best described as Ordered Uni Bi 


  The rate constant for the step EP → E + P has units of reciprocal time. 


  The rate constant for the step EA + B → EAB has units of reciprocal time. 

The rate constant for the step EB + A → EAB has units of reciprocal concentration and reciprocal time.

 The rate constant for the step EP → E + P has units of reciprocal time.

400

What is the name of the disaccharide shown below?
 

  maltose 


  none of the other choices is correct 


  lactose 


  sucrose 

maltose

400

What are the relative (D or L) and absolute (R or S) configurations about the chiral carbon in the alien lipid shown below? Consider the top-most carbon of the glycerol backbone to be C1, the middle (chiral) carbon of the glycerol backbone to be C2, and the bottom-most carbon of the glycerol backbone to be C3.
 
 

  L and R


  D and R


  L and S


  D and S

D & S

400

You analyze both strands of a DNA double helix and determine that the proportion of A’s is 0.26 and the proportion of G’s is 0.24. Which of the following is true about the proportions of T’s and C’s? Select all that apply.

  The proportion of T’s = 0.26 and the proportion of C’s = 0.24 


  The sum of the proportion of the T’s and the proportion of the C’s = 0.50 


  none of the other choices is correct 


  The sum of the proportion of the A’s and the proportion of the G’s = 0.50 


  The proportion of T’s = 0.24 and the proportion of C’s = 0.26 

The proportion of T’s = 0.26 and the proportion of C’s = 0.24 


  The sum of the proportion of the T’s and the proportion of the C’s = 0.50 

400

Which of the following expressions correctly shows the relationship between the true x-intercept and the apparent (or observed) x-intercept in the Lineweaver-Burke (or double-reciprocal) approach to enzyme kinetics in the case of an uncompetitive inhibitor? Select all that apply.

 


 


 


  None of the other choices is correct 


 

Last choice

400

Imagine that inside a cell the concentration of ATP = 3 mM, the concentration of ADP = 0.7 mM, and the concentration of inorganic phosphate = 3.9 mM. Furthermore, imagine that the pH inside the cell is 7.3. Given that G°' for ATP hydrolysis is -7.3 kcal/mol, what is the G for ATP hydrolysis inside the above-described cell, which is at 37 °C? Report your answer in terms of kcal/mol to the nearest tenths. Hint: you might wish to consult the handout Equations, Math Concepts, and Conversions posted on Canvas. Also, recall that the equation for ATP hydrolysis is as follows:

ATP + H2O ⇌  ADP + Pi + H+

-12

500

What is the monosaccharide shown below?
 

 α-D-idofuranose

500

An analysis of a lipid indicates a 1:1:1:1 mol ratio of the following: 18:0 fatty acid, inorganic phosphate, ethanolamine, and an 18-carbon amino alcohol. This lipid most likely is:

  Sphingomyelin 


  Ganglioside 


  Triacylglycerol 


  Phosphatidylethanolamine 


  Phosphatidylcholine 


  Cholesterol 

Sphingomyelin

500

Describe the major contributions of each of these people: 

Griffith

Miller-Urey

Mesehlson-Stahl

Hershey-Chase

Griffith: transformation

Miller-Urey: original building blocks of life can be created in early Earth 

Mesehlson-Stahl: semiconservative replication

Hershey-Chase: DNA is the hereditary material (blenders)

500

The molecule below is a naturally occurring disaccharide made up of D-monosaccharides linked via a glycosidic bond. What is the designation of the glycosidic bond? Hint: One of the monosaccharides may have been “flipped”.
 

  α(1→4) 


  α(1→5) 


  α(1→1)α 


  β(1→5) 


  β(1→2) 


  α(1→5)β 


  β(1→4) 


  α(1→2) 


  α(1→2)β


  β(1→1)α 

  α(1→2)β

500

The following question is offered in anticipation of our chapters on metabolism: Assuming that the average weight of an adult is 157 lbs, how many molecules of oxygen arrive each second at a mitochondrion of an average active person? Assume that oxygen consumption is 42 mL per minute per kilogram of body weight, adults have about 1x10^12 cells, and there are 840 mitochondria per cell. Assume that one pound equals 0.454 kg, and that oxygen gas occupies 22.4 L per mol. Report your answer to the nearest ones.

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