Friday, July 3, 2020

Chymotrypsin, a proteolytic enzyme (Questions)

1. Why proteins are secreted as zymogens?
2. Name the inactive and active form of  chymotrypsin.
3. How many polypeptides are there in active chymotrypsin?
4. Why the activation of chymotrypsin is termed as in - situ activation?
5. Name different enzymes required for in-situ activation of chymotrypsin?
6. What do you mean by catalytic triad in relation with chymotrypsin?
7. Why does ser 195 becomes acidic?
8. Name the different enzymes that involves the acidic serine in its catalysis?
9. Explain in detail about the activity of chymotrypsin with the help of diagram.

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