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GATE General Biology: Biochemistry: Enzymes, classification, catalytic and regulatory strategies, Michaelis-Menten kinetics and inhibition – Previous Year Questions

7 GATE previous year questions on Biochemistry: Enzymes, classification, catalytic and regulatory strategies, Michaelis-Menten kinetics and inhibition (General Biology, Biotechnology) with answers and explanations, from every paper.

  1. GATE 2022 BT Q19 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – Which of the following statements about reversible enzyme inhibitors are CORRECT? P. Uncompetitive inhibitors bind only to the enzyme-substrate…
  2. GATE 2026 BT Q21 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – The catalytic efficiency of an enzyme following Michaelis-Menten kinetics is defined by
  3. GATE 2026 BT Q35 (1 mark, Numerical answer) – You have purified an enzyme using a series of chromatographic methods. It was observed that a 10 g mL-1 of this purified enzyme converted 10 mM…
  4. GATE 2026 BT Q50 (2 marks, Multiple select) – An enzyme-catalyzed reaction is found to have G = -100 kJ mol-1. Which of the following statements about this reaction is/are true?
  5. GATE 2025 BT Q32 (1 mark, Numerical answer) – Within the Michaelis-Menten framework, the ratio of v 0/V max when [S] = 20 K m is . (Round off to two decimal places)
  6. GATE 2025 BT Q41 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – Correctly match the Coenzyme with its respective involvement in a specific Reaction type. Coenzyme Reaction type --- --- P. Thiamine pyrophosphate 1.…
  7. GATE 2024 BT Q44 (2 marks, Multiple select) – Which of the following statements is/are correct about an uncompetitive inhibitor of an enzyme?