enzyme quiz

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6 questions
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A solution of starch at room temperature does not readily decompose to form a solution of simple sugars because

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Increasing the substrate concentration in an enzymatic reaction could overcome which of the following factors that are depressing rate of reaction?

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When you have a severe fever, what grave consequenes may occur if fever is not controlled?

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Some of the drugs used to treat HIV patients are competitive inhibitors of the HIV reverse transcriptase enzyme. Unfortunately, the high mutation rate of HIV means that the virus rapidly acquires mutations with amino acid changes that make them resistant to these competitive inhibitors. Where in the reverse transcriptase enzyme would such amino acid changes most likely occur in drug-resistant viruses?

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For an enzyme-catalyzed reaction which occurs at an optimal temperature 50°C, which of these treatments will not be expected to cause an increase in the rate of the reaction?

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