NEET2004ChemistryBiomoleculesActual
Assertion : Carboxypeptidase is an exopeptidase. Reason : It cleaves the N-terminal bond.
Options
- AIf both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion
- BIf both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion
- CIf assertion is true but reason is false
- DIf both assertion and reason are false.
Correct answer
C. If assertion is true but reason is false
Step-by-step solution
Carboxypeptidase is an exopeptidase because it breaks the peptide chain at terminal ends. Carboxypeptidase cleaves carboxy-terminal amino acids that have aromatic or branched aliphatic side chains.