Q15 / 180 · NEET 2019 (All India) · Botany

Consider the following statements:
(A) Coenzyme or metal ion that is tightly bound to enzyme protein is called prosthetic group.
(B) A complete catalytic active enzyme with its bound prosthetic group is called apoenzyme.
Select the correct option.

  • A
    Both (A) and (B) are correct.
  • Correct answer
    B
    (A) is true but (B) is false.
  • C
    Both (A) and (B) are false.
  • D
    (A) is false but (B) is true

Solution

Many enzymes show catalytic activity only in association with certain non-protein substances. Those substances are known as cofactors (cofactors may be simple metal ions, e.g. Mg++ or K+ etc.). The enzymes which works only in presence of cofactors are called  apoenzymes. An organic non-protein cofactor which is easily separable from the apoenzyme is called coenzyme, and the non-protein organic cofactor that is tightly bound to and non-dissociable from the enzyme is termed as prosthetic group, e.g. biotin of carboxylases, haem of hemoglobin, etc.

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Hence, the correct answer is option: 'B'.

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