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Biochemistry

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Set 25 Nitrogen Acquisition And Amino Acid Metabolism

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Question 1

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Nitrogen fixation involves the enzyme ____ catalyzing the reaction:
N2 + 10 ____ + ____ e− → 2 NH4+ + H2

A) nitrate reductase; H2O; 6
B) nitrogenase; H+; 8
C) nitrogenase; H+; 2
D) nitrogen reductase; H2O; 6
E) none are true

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Question 2

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Bacterial glutamine synthetase monomers are inactive because they must be:

A) phosphorylated for activity.
B) activated by binding glutamine.
C) stacked for interface active site development.
D) combined for allosteric regulation.
E) none are true.

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Question 3

(Multiple Choice)

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The reaction, glutamate + NAD(P)+ + H2O → NH4+ + α-ketoglutarate + NAD(P)H + H+, is catalyzed by:

A) Nitrogenase.
B) carbamoyl-phosphate synthetase (CPS-I).
C) glutamate dehydrogenase (GDH).
D) glutamine synthetase (GS).
E) none are true.

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