pain. The backbone of
ide a pol cl of the
cleat re Nucleotide ch
oo yar and phosphates. The nitrogenous 1 tide chats formed
jo SUBS o] ~ - Das
jue ject from the backbone (Figure g 'Ses linked to sugar
due pre a
1 RBIRRIETUMR sic ay
. Also, resent
S found at the place of
Of their proposition was
er tween,
tide chains, However, this proposition was
hat for a double st randed
but famo f
fray simp tS PROMBIIREME ocel for the structure
the tv
jobased on the observation of Exwi
qreonstantand equal }
The base pairing conlers a very unique property to the polyrucieotide
ss. They are said to be complementary to each other, and
the sequence of bases in one
strand can be predicted. Als
T, and therefore if
quence in other
(let us call itas.a
id, the two
DNA) thus, produced
e. Béca ase of his, renee!
(ne b
Thesalient features of the Double-helix structure of DNA are as follows:
{ Itis made of two polynucleotide chains, where the backbone is
constituted by sugar-phosphate, and the bases project inside.
(i) The two chains have anti-parallel polarity. It means, if one
chain has the polarity 5'>3', the other has 3'95’,
The bases in two strands are paired through hydrogen bond
(H-bonds) forming base pairs ap iecttstorna aici ry
nds with Thymine)from opposite strand and vice-versa
(Figure 6.2).
ins are coiled in a right-handed fashion. The pitch
is 3.4 nm (a nanometre is one billionth of a
is 102 m) and there are roughly 10 bp in each
Tae aiiasVy
¢
H
Figure 6.2 Double stranded polynucleotide chain
turn. Consequently, the distan
between a bp in a helix
approximately 0.34 nm.
; —
: nl TD
Adenine — Thymine
Guanine — Cytosine Compare the structure of purines ai
pyrimidines. Can you find out why te
distance between two polynucleotit
Sener chains in DNA remains almost constant
The proposition of a double heli
structure for DNA and its simpliciys
explaining the g
Figure 6.3 DNA double helix
replication
jpn _fanscription Fe translation
eng aneeene
Central dogmaran BASIS OF INHERITANCE
isc
he flow of information is in reverse direction, that Is,
. Can you suggest a simple name to the process? purensl +N ceriplign
2 Packaging of DNA Helix
the distance between two consecutive ase pains
Her jm (0.94X10° m) ifthe length
ona typical mammalian cel,
Hnultiplying the
veen, two consecutive
; ieomes out to be approximately
wMtength that is far greater than the paieteng
Faension of a typical nucleus (approximately 10m),
faw is such along polymer packaged in a cell? am |
| if the length of E. coli DNA is 1.36 mm, can you
seutate the number of base pairs in [Link]? noel
‘ore Tre eco histone molecules \j
In prokaryotes, such as, E. coli, though {ntle
pot have adefined nucleus, th
I DNA (being negatively charged) ~ _
eee ins (that have
inaregion ferned as
fimucleoid is organised
Figure 6.4a Nucleosome
Ineukaryotes, this organisation is much more
smplex. There is a set of
s call
Se Histones are ric ae
thdbasicjamino acid residues lysine and argini Pesta SiGe
oth the amino acid residues ca
6.4b EM pe ‘Beadsyon-String
fidifis. Histones rzanisediofom |G)” Pr oie
inIorelght molecules called hl
negatively charged DNA is wrapped around ie positively charged
listone octamer to form a structure called nucleosome (Figure 6.4 a). A
ypical nucleosome containg Ni a
a
“
‘The nu mes in
e seen al ping structure when viewed under
-M) (Figure 6.4 b).
eoretically, how many such beads (nucleosomes) do you imagine 66x0"
ve present in a mammalian cell? 20D
bers that are furth ae
cel divisi
requires, s that collectively are referred to as
. -
Assoctakion of AlStone HL “ith a nucleosome indicales ~5
he oe condensed into a Chromatin fibrenia which was infecte'
were radioactive, ting that D!
the virus to the bactert
jis indicates that Protein
the viruses. DNA is therefore the ey
rus to bacteria (Figure 6.5).
ag
Ny
not enter the bacteria from
1 from vi
material that is passe¢
_—Bacteriopha
ee Bacteriophage Radioactive ("P)
Radioactive (°'S) labelled labelled DNA
protein capsule
Radioactive (”P)
detected in cells
|
q neti
Radioactive (°°S) i No Radioactivity YP
detected in s
ppernatant detected in supernatant
ss
6.2.2 Properties of Genetic Material
From the foregoing discussion, it is clear that118 Unequivocal proof that DNA is the genetic
material was first proposed by
(1) Wilkins and Franklin
(2) Frederick Griffith
( Alfred Hershey and Martha Chase
(4) Avery, Macleoid and McCarthyWY
Ne
) Jwherea e
eas the RNA polymeraseliifis responsible 8
janscripuion ol tRNA, SsrRNA, an (small nuclear
ras). The RNA polymerase Il transcribes precursc 1A, the
EeiemantcAye sy es precursor of mRNA. Bc tY8
re second ate aa is that the primary transeripts contain both
fre exons and the introns and are non-functional. Hence. it is
jected to @ process called splicing where the introns are
Pye.
nd exons are joined in a q order, indergoes > apli a
faaitional processing called ;
nucleotide Sage e eS a 1 a
Ine he
(ie
processed hnRNA, now called mRN
fancieus for translation (Figure 6.11)
She significance of such complexities is now beginning to be
igg of RNA and RNA-dependent proces:
living system have assumed more importance wh
: and
ise oe
\ pv
spp ME
s copied to form
firing replication and transcription a nucleic acid
Mother nucleic acid. Hence, these processes are easy to conceptualise
the basis of complementarity. The process of translation requires
sfer of genetic information from a polymer of nucleotides to synthesise
ymer of amino acids. Neither does any complementarity exist between
ficleotides and amino acids, nor could any be drawn theore tically. There
sted ample evidences, though, to support the notion (faites
his led to the proposition of a genetic code that could direct ard
xe
fe sequence of amino acids during synthesis of proteins pny
If determining the biochemical nature of genetic material od the
n and deciphering of
fructure of DNA was very exciting, the propositio
etic code were most challenging. In a very true sense, it required
jolvement of scientists from several discipline:
Itwa
ho argued that since there are and if they have to code for
e code should constitute a combination of bases. He
Beeste fF order to code for all the 20 amino acids, the code should
made up offfiiRSiHeieolides. This was a very bold proposition, because
mutation combination of 4° (4 x 4 x 4) would generate113. What is the role of RNA polymerase III in the
process of transcription in Eukaryotes?
(1) Transcription of only snRNAs
(2)x Transcription of rRNAs (28S, 18S and
-8S)
(3) Transcription of tRNA, 5 srRNA and
snRNA
(@¥ Transcription of precursor of MRNABASIS OF INHERITANCE
try the opposite. Following is the seq
; luence of amino aci
mRNA. Predict the nucleotide sequen eae
ce in the RNA:
-phe-Phe-Phe-Phe-Phe-Phe
youface any difficulty in Predicting the opposite?
you now correlate which two properties of genetic code you have Aa)
?
Mutations and Genetic Code BE eee a
hips betwee organisat’on
tionships mn genes and DNA are best understood by He aoletel mnatemt
: * mutation 2 ‘ol
You have studied about mutation and its effect in Chapter 5. Effects is
ge deletions and rearrangements in a segment of DNA are easy to AARGEST “to
hend. It may result in loss or gain ofa gene and soa function, The ALLEST >
of point mutations will be explained here. A classical example of
mutation is a change of single base pair in the gene for beta globin ENOM E
that results in the change of amino acid residue glutamate tovaline 04 CHROMOSOME
is into a diseased condition called as sie! a. Effect Gene
EN
mutations that inserts or deletes a base in structural gene can be
understood by following simple example. Niucteotide .
onsider a statementthat is made up of the following words each CBlonect statements onect Statements —
three letters like genetic cod:
i Stare ge code. Yn thes aeee ieee
fe the ov binds
we insert a letter B in between HAS and RED and rearrange the witn atr
ment, it would read as follows: 2) Th ‘ lua
Ay Franwis Jawb &
HAS BRE DCA P
ilarly, if we now insert two letters at the same place, say BI'. Nowit
id read,
HAS BIR EDC AP
low we insert three letters together, say BIG, the statement would read
HAS BIG RED CAP
same exercise can be repeated, by deleting the letters R, EandD,
one and rearranging the statement to make a triplet word.
HAS EDC AP
HAS DCA P
HAS CAP
conclusion from the above exercise is very
ion of one or two bases changes the ing fr
lon or deletion, However, such mutationsBS
Matieodan
¢ u cacrak.LECULAR BASIS OF INHERITANCE
gisorders that affect human beings. Besides providing clues to
derstanding human biology, learning about non-human organisms)
sequences can lead to an understanding of their natural capabilities
that can be applied toward solving challenges in health care, agriculture,
ner ey production, environmental remediation, Many non-human model
svsanisms. Such as bacterfa, yeast, Caenorhabditis elegans (a free living
thogenic jrematode} Drosophila (the fruit fly), plants) (rice and
etc., have alsolpeen sequenced.
W csiologies): The methoda solved two major approaches: On
approach focused on identifying allthe gene! ssed a:
aNAyreferred to as Expressed Sequence Tags (ESTs). The other took
=the blind approach of simply sequencing the whole set of genome that
contained/all the coding and non-coding sequence, and later assigning
ifferent regions in the Sequence with’functions (a term referred to as
equence Annotation). For sequencing, the! total) DNA froma Céll/is
plated and converted intoragidomifragments ofrelatively smallet'sizes)
{recall DNA isa very long polymer, and there are technical limitations in
sequencing very long pieces of DNA) andiclonediinistiftable|Host using,
pecialised vectors. The cloning resulted into amplificationlof each piece
"of DNA fragment so that it subsequently could be/sequenced withieasey
The commonly used hosts were PaaS NEES and thé vectors were
called as BAC (bacterial artificial Chromosomes), and ¥ACi(yveast artificial
chromosomes). aad
‘The fragments were sequenced using automated DNA'sequencers that
| worked on the principle of a method developed by Rrederiele Sanden
| (RemembéFiSAaliger is also credited for developing method for
“(@etermination of amino acid
ysequences in proteins): These
__ Sequences were then arranged based
jon’ some overlapping regions
Present in thems This required
Generation of overlapping fragments
for sequencing. Alignment of these
Sequences was humanly not
possible. Therefore, specialised
computer based programs were
developed (Figure 6.15). These
sequences were subsequently
annotated and were assigned to each
chromosome, The sequence of
Hromosomell was completed only
a ee
autosomes and X and Y - to be
en104 Expressed Sequence Tags (ESTs) refers to
(1)
(2)-
(3)
(4)
Certain important expressed genes.
All genes that are expressed as RNA.
All genes that are expressed as proteins.
All genes whether expressed OF
unexpressed.‘OGY : PRINCIPLES AND PROCESSES
~
rons
cterium througl Recombinant DNA can then
ae cee N10 such cells th with recombinant DNA
rel ma efly and then
ey them This enables teria to take up the
mbinant DNA.
‘This is not the only way to introduce alien DNA into host cells. In a
1 known as micro-injection, recombinant DNA is directly injected
.
oS aniypal cell. In another method, sultable for plants,
mbarded wil particles of gold jor tungsten
ina method known as biolisties or gene gun. And the
jst method uses ‘disarmed pathogen’ vectors, which when allowed to
infect the cell, transfer the recombinant DNA into the host.
Now that we have learnt about the tools for constructing recombinant
DNA. let us discuss the processes facilitating recombinant DNA technology,
chomicot ynudboAtc)
Qn ernie
ee woth aed
11.3 Processes or Recompinant DNA [Link]
Recombinant DNA technology involves several steps in specific
sequence such as isolation of DNA, fragmentation of DNA by
restiiction endonucleases, isolation of a desired DNA fragment,
ligation of the DNA fragment into a vector, transferring the
recombinant DNA into the host, culturingithe host cells in a
medium at lagejseale and extraction of the desired product.
Let us examine each of these steps in some details.
11.3.1 Isolation of the Genetic Material (DNA)
n majority of organisms this i
onucleic acid or DNA.
itneeds to be|
Since the DNA is enclosed within the
membranes, we have to break the cell opén to release DNA along?
thi such as RNA, proteins,
id is can be achieved by treating
the bacterial cells /plant or animal tissue with enzymes such as Figure 11.5 DNA thi 7
separate
), cellulase (plant cells), chitinase (fungus). separa wy
. The RNA can be removed by
treatment with ribonuclease whereas proteins can be removed by
treatment with protease. Other molecules can be removed by appropriate121
During the purification process for recombinant
DNA technology, addition of chilled ethanol
precipitates out
(1) Polysaccharides
(3) DNA
(2) RNA
(4) Histones@
qos veddenel NnO ences yerrzebron
alpewpracryuy~ 4
To Tet Soret "ey
A tree grows In the soll
some are eaten
by insects and other
Nutrients and
animals.
snter food web. WU)
quent
‘A green leaf falls
to the ground
decomposition by
earthworms, bacteria,
Further , € )
soil,mites,[Link].
le in a terre
estrial ecosystem
andreledse
tion,
of
‘whemeakoorneatiaa detritus and
climatic cond}fjon.,decomposition rate
and ehitit’ and quicker, if detritus is
7
that regulate
decomposition through! ffects
Wart ii
‘m and moist enviyonment favour decomposition whereas low
(MBey e
emperature and anaerdbiosis resulting injbuild
ip inhib ing in}
Is.
cya130
bb)
Cc.
D.
E.
Identify the correct statements :
A.
B.
Detrivores perform fragmentation.
The humus is further degraded by some
microbes during mineralization.
Water soluble inorganic nutrients: go down
into the soil and get precipitated by a
process called leaching.
The detritus food chain begins with living
organisms. .
Earthworms break down detritus into
smaller particles by a process called
catabolism.
Choose the correct answer from the options
given below :
(1), D, E, A only (@) A, B, C only
GB) B.C, Donly (4) C.D, E only7 —— Broad fat face
| ax Big and wrinkled
tongue
res
ase
Palm crease”
, ty Figure 5.16 A representative figure showing an iridividual inflicted with "
natrome and the corresponding chromosomes of the ts
(RZ Irate pan Pt 9 of the individuay
Non -dicfanti®,
“Individual may lack one of any one pai y
es. These situations are known a
situation leads to very serious consequences in 4°
individual. Down's syndrome, Turner's syndzone
Klinefeljer’s syndrome are common examples 4
chromosomal disorders. | at,
Down's Syndrome: The cause of thisgUnetic disor
is the presence of an faddiional copy) of thy
chromosome number 21 (trisomy of 21). Bp
). Uuls disor
affected individual if Shorts
ome: furrowed tongtie and par
Figure 5.16). Palm is broad with characteristic paln
()
a crease. Physical, and mental
‘and development is retard
4 eee jeveloped iaecakee Se eae,
feminine chameter Klinefelter's Syndrome : This genetic disorder isals
caused due to the presence of an additiona
Figure 5.17 Diagrammatic represe-
niation of genetic disorders due to sex
chromosome composition in humans :
Syndrome; (b)(a3 Which of the following statements are correct
about Klinefelter’s Syndrome?
A. This disorder was first described by
Langdon Down (1866).
B. Such an individual has overall masculine
development. However, the feminine
development is also expressed.
C. The affected individual is short statured.
D. Physical, psychomotor and mental
development is retarded.
E. Such individuals are sterile, ;
Choose the correct answer from the options
given below :
(1) AandE only (2) A and B only
(3) Cand D only (4) Band E onlyWY
ie
such practices should be avoided because these are dangerous both for
e young mother and the foetus. Effective counselling on the need to
void unprotected coitus and the risk factors involved in illegal abortions
well as providing more health care facilities could reverse the mentioned
‘unhealthy trend.
ad o
oy
14.4 SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS (STIs)
Infections or diseases which are transmitted through sexual intercourse
are collectively called sexually transmitted infections (STI) o1 reall yet
es (VD ™ 9
Genital herpe) chlamydiasis, genital warts, trichomoniasis, hepatitis-B.
anfof couS€, the most discussed infection in the recent years
are some of the common STIs. Among thes
iosedangerusnd is discussed in detail in Chapter 8.
‘ome of these infections like can also be
CHuman Simion
Vir
Q
lead to es + Ais & Roo
© pele ot
given prime consideration under the reproductive health-care, ‘
programmes. Though all persons are vulnerable to these infections, their upotis® + Ganitol
incide orted to be very high among persons in the age group
CHEB DA years the age group to which you also belong. There is no Korps & Gari
reason to panic because prevention is possible. One could be free ofthese — oor s
infections by following the simple principles given below: vi
{) Avoid sex with unknown partners/multiple partners.
(i) Always try to use condoms during coitus.
(li) In case of doubt, one should go to a qualified doctor for early
detection and get complete treatment if diagnosed wit? infection.
4.5 Inrerriuiry
Adiseussion on reproductive health is incomplet
s judas India
of the reproductive tract. STIs are a m:
Therefore, prevention or early detection and cure of these dise157. Which one of the following common sexually
transmitted diseases is completely curable when
detected early and treated properly?
(1) HIV Infection (2) Genital herpes
(3) Gonorrhoea (4) Hepatitis-B\/
<4 ) era
ated areas are currently in operation under thy
(CH) programme |
“On a
‘ o) po
ae pop Ne Creating among people about various reproduction rela
Coun
aspects and providing facilities and suppor for building up,
L +, pa, 4 teproductively healthy society are eataoateasks under thes,
pre i Idi programmes. |
aes land the print-media governmental ang)
re With the help of audio-visu
A Won governmentallagenicles have taken various steps t create awarenes
Wdiviolualo rents, othe)
among the people about reproduction-related aspects. Pa
close relatives, teachers and friends, also have a major role in the)
"dissemination of the above information. Introduction of sex education
In schools should also be encouraged to provide right Information to}
the young so as to discourage children from believing in myths and,
having misconceptions about sex-related aspects. Proper information |
about reproductive organs, adolescence and related changes, safe ang |
hyglenic sexual practices, sexually trai mitted diseases (STD), AIDs, |
etc., would help people, especially those in the adolescent age group to
lead a reproductively healthy life, Educating peoplegespeclally Teri |
ouples and those in marriai yp. about available birt |
control options, care of pregnant mothers, pos al e |
‘and child, importance of breast feeding, equal opportunities for the male
and the female child, etc., would address the importance of bringing up |
ol thy families of Zé. Awareness of problems |
‘due to uncontrolled population growth, social evils like sex-abuse and|
sex-related crimes, etc., need to be created to enable people to think)
and take up n ry steps to prevent them and thereby build upa
Successful implementation of various action plans to attain
reproductive health requires strong{infrastructural facilitiés)iproressional
_ Spite ard teal upp. Tee ae execri teva eTTeNEN
assistance and care to people in Sea near ETE
REET NEY. STDs, abortions, contraception, menstrual problems |
infertility, etc. S d g
mention in this connect‘on. Inarfiinocentesiskome of the
fe is taken to aaeeneees ind dissolve
: — oe dure is used to test for the presence of certai
(GeHELEMISORdES}such as, down haemoplilia, sickle-cd
anemia, etc. | linefettr}
Research on various reproduction-related areas are encouraged “a
supported by governmental and non-governmental agencies to find ov
new metheds and/or to improve upon the existing ones. Do you
that la new flilicontraceptive for the females-was devel
Ly bioce estroge He ww we wow,
{ pas Sie en oy implored.
OYti at i ei a. |
153 Given below are two statements: one is labelled
as Assertion A and the other is labelled as
Reason R.
Assertion A: Amniocentesis for sex
determination is one of the strategies of
Reproductive and Child Health Care Programme.
Reason R: Ban on amniocentesis checks
increasing menace of female foeticide.
In the light of the above statements, choose the
correct answer from the options given below:
(1). A is false but R is true.
- Both A and R are true and R is the correct
explanation of A.
4 Both A and R are true and R is NOT the
Correct explanation of A.
(4) A is true but R is false.ok MIBICd alolse
wn oe
Y dete
hang
not possible n !
oR and Enzyme Linked Immuno-s ay
are gy
14 | the techniques that serve the purpos4t sing)
*Barroviows : Rat synthnar se Presence of a pathogen (bacteria, viruses, ete.) is Normally 5.
Dum Avy jaledtery only when the pathogen has produced a disease symptom, py 4
i tron Jphier) the concentration of pathogen is already very high in the boqy 5°
ae tion of a/bacteria Or ViRU (at a time When the
nul nadkBqropty - otha’ ole dineanparepotyeL NID ca eh ae
Hule PERS Can you explain how can det
Gparcoe disco! by, baie
amounts OJ ‘DNA’ f
Itis being used to mS wTs
is a powerfyl techgnique to
paipoetin’
12.3 Transcemic Anmais
gdab © Animals that have had inoORA en EET
poney Wee A ~ a extra (foreign) gene are knoWrrds transgenic animals. Transgenic ral
its, pigs, sheep, cows ané have been produced, althoug
dls Ae id fish
Abelby~ net GMO Pradice
. Why are the
cal Loy Wille Ginimals being produced? How can man benefit from such modifato
i ake sgt us try and explore some of the common reasops:
not Racal Physiology and development: jra
‘allow
Bt
(BeBAlateA and how they affect the normal functions ofthe Bt
and its development,
gist eth & t
Call
ee ia Bon Stud;
aie. = Flaw Save“
Be ot
2 Cemmentxél _ Huynulia
proaducdr ts6 Which one of the following techniques does not
serve the purpose of early diagnosis of a disease
for its early treatment?
(1) Enzyme Linked Immuno-Sorbent A
P (ELISA) technique —
(2) Recombinant DNA Technology
(3) Serum and Urine analysis
(4) Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)
techniquea 154
Whow foment
Some endyenier are
~ e any protein has a primary structure, ‘a
MU] AE-Ud® amino acid sequence of the protein. An enzyme like any protein hay 2
\ Pange ! 35-40 © as the
) secondary and the tertiary structure. When. you look at a
Louk Onry we oLe wl (Figure 9.4b) you will notice that thebackbone of the protein
d i ‘upon itself, the cha itself and hence, Many crevice,
Whee! LOKOoeS pocketsare mad buch eet is the active site) An active site of
enzyme s a crevice or pocket into which the substrate fits. Thus enzymcn
through their active site, catalyse reactions at a high rate. Enzyme ca
differ from inorganic catalysts in many ways, but one major diffe ists 1
needs mention. Inorganic: catalysts work efficiently at high
dam at tem
mn fowever, enzymes isolated from organisms who
live und smely high temperatures (c.. hot vents and
y lytic power eVenab high”
nent ‘prings), are stable and retain’ their cat rita
on ale Temperaturee((upto(@O2-90"O} /Thermal stability is thus an inpaail
@ Ribonucleo patein, quality of suc enzynes esate fom thermophilic organs
9.12.1 Chemical Reactions
How do we understand these enzymes? Let us first understand a chemi
‘Chemical compounds undergo two types of changes, A physical
@hange in shape|without breaking of bonds,
‘This is a physical process. Another physical process is a change’
of matter: when ice melts into water, or when water becomes a vapour,
‘These are also physical processes. However, when bonds are broken and
new bonds are formed during transformation, this will be called a chemical
reaction. For example:
\inediagram: An enzyme
reaction.
charige’simply refers to a
Ba(OH), +H,S0, > BaSO, + 2H,0
reaction. Similarly, hydrolysis of starch into
ical reaction. Rate of a physical or chemical
{of product formed per unit time. It can be
4s an inorganic chemical
glucose is an organic chemi
proces refers to the amount
expressed as:
6P.
rate=——
6
_p Rate canlalsobe called veloaty the direction is speciid. Rates of
and chemical processcs are influenced by temperature among
factors./A gerieral ralé oftthumb is that rate doubles or)an 150 .
vt - veneaic aati ofodhiome any
radon
true. yoleonty? Concentration of Substrate |
“ A eho. (YEO) ~\\"' ve With the increase n substrate concentration, the velocty of the
w ie Wieerarort reaction rises at first. The reaction ultimately reaches a maximum:
(Vi) Which is not exceeded by any further rise in concentration of the
substrate. This is because the enzyme molecules are fewer than the
substrate molecules and after saturation of these molecules, there are
free enzyme molecules to bind with the additional substrate molecules.
(Figure 9.7).
‘The activity of an enzyme is also sensitive to the presence of specific
chemicals that bind to the enzyme. When the binding of the chemical
shuts off enzyme activity, the process is called inhibition and the chemical
‘Sis called an inhibitor.
When the inhibitor closely resembles the substrate in its molecular
structure and inhibits the activity of the enzyme, it is known as:
competitive inhibitor. Due to its close structural similarity with the
substrate, the inhibitor competes with the substrate for the substrate-
binding site of the enzyme. Consequently, the substrate cannot bind and
as a result, the enzyme pn declines, e.g., inhibition of suceinic
Be f malonatefwhich closely resembles the sul
succinate in structure. Such petitive inhibitors are often used)
‘a > inhibitor {catalytic ootvily
9.12.5 Classification and Nomenclature of Enzymes
“Cem
foouedne
i yo
Yen
‘ThousaHids of enzymes have been discovered, isolated and studied)
of these enzymes have been classified into different gFOUpS based of
oe actions they catalyse. Enzymes are divided intd 6
ubelasses and named accordingly by a fouirsdigit nun
Saar nae Enzymes which cata
oxidoreduction between two substrates S and Se.
huew2
Seduced + S' oxidised ——* S oxidised + S' reduced.
‘Transferases: Enzymes catalysing a transfer of a group,
\hydirogen) between a pair of substrate S and S'e.g.,
SaG¢S > s+os6
nS
N166 Given below are two statements:
Statement I: Low temperature preserves the
enzyme in a temporarily inactive state whereas
high temperature destroys enzymatic activity
because proteins are denatured by heat.
Statement II: When the inhibitor closely
resembles the substrate in its molecular structure
and inhibits the activity of the enzyme, it is
known as competitive inhibitor.
In the light of the above statements, choose the
correct answer from the options given below:
(1) Statement I is false but Statement II is
true.
(2) Both Statement I and Statement II are
true.
43) Both Statement I and Statement II are
false.
(4) Statement I is true but Statement II is
false.external ears or pinn;
: ent in the jaw. Heart jg
es
i Respiration is by lungs,
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