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Enzymes having slightly different molecular structure but performing identical activity are………
a) holoenzyme            
b) isoenzyme
c) coenzyme               
d) apoenzyme

b

Enzyme Nomenclature:


Many enzymes but not all end in the suffix”………”.
a) tis   
b) ase  
c) ess  
d) aze

b

Explanation: exceptions are pepsin and trypsin



Which of the following is/are the basis for the nomenclature of enzymes?
a) the substrate they act on    
b) the action they perform
c) both a and b         
d) none of these

c

Explanation: e.g. lipase (on lipids) and hydrolase (hydrolysis action )



Enzymes are classified into….categories.
a) two 
b) three           
c) four
d) six

d

Explanation: oxidoreductases, transferases, hydrolases, lyases, isomerases and ligases



The enzymes which are involve in various types of oxidation-reduction reactions are ……….
a) hydrolases              
b) lyases
c) oxidoreductase      
d) transferases

c

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