Bioseparation & Purification

Which of the following is NOT a function of proteins?

• Catalysts

• Long Term Energy

• Structure

• Transport

What happens when an enzyme is heated to a high temperature?

• The enzyme remains the same.

• The amino acid sequence of the enzyme changes.

• The shapes of the enzyme are altered or denatured.

• Proteolysis of enzymes

Which of the following could lead to the denaturation of protein?

• High shearing

• Addition of acetone

• Application of heat

• All of the above

Bioproducts can be classified according to the following criteria:

• Molecular size

• Scale of production

• Functionality and applications

• All of the above

Name the two types of folding in the secondary structure.

• alpha-helix & beta-pleated sheets

• polypeptide & nucleotide

• globular & fibrous

• alpha-helix & globular