Quantrex Quantrex AcademyJEE · NEET · NDA PYQs with solutions Open app
NTA Abhyas NEET2020ChemistryBiomoleculesPractice

Organic compound firmly bound to an apoenzyme to make it catalytically active is

Options

  1. ACoenzyme
  2. BMetal ion
  3. CProsthetic group
  4. DHoloenzyme

Correct answer

C. Prosthetic group

Step-by-step solution

Cofactors are the non-protein constituents that bound to an enzyme to make it catalytically active. Cofactors can be of 3 types: 1 . Prosthetic groups: Organic compound firmly bound to an apoenzyme, e.g., haem is a prosthetic group for peroxidase and catalase which mediates the breakdown of hydrogen peroxide to water and oxygen. 2 . Coenzymes: Organic compound loosely bound to an apoenzyme, e.g., most of the members of the vitamin B complex. Coenzymes NAD (nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide) and NADP (nicotinamide a

Practice Biomolecules on Quantrex Academy →

More from Biomolecules

What type of sugar is the stachyose? 2026What is the number of stereo structure of glucose? 2026Which of the following is having largest size? 2026Which of the following is non reducing sugar? 2026Which of the following exists as a zwitter ion ? 2026Which of the following is a disaccharide ? 2026Name the polymer in which chains are formed by -1,4-glycosidic linkages between -glucose units and branches are formed by -1,6-glycosidic linkages. 2026Match List I with List II List I (CARBOHYDRATE) List II (TYPE) (A). Glycogen (I). Oligosaccharide (B). Stachyose (II). Monosaccharide (C). Ribose (III). Polysaccharide Choose the c 2026 Full Biomolecules list All NTA Abhyas NEET PYQs