Q41 · CSIR-NET Chemistry, June 2015
Paper: CSIR-NET June 2015 · Subject: Inorganic Chemistry · Chapter: Bioinorganic Chemistry · Topic: Bioinorganic Chemistry – General · Marks: 2 · Difficulty: Easy
The biological functions of carbonic anhydrase and carboxypeptidase A, respectively, are
(a)interconversion of $\mathrm{CO}_{2}$ and carbonates and hydrolysis of peptide bond
(b)gene regulation and interconversion of $\mathrm{CO}_{2}$ and carbonates
(c)gene regulation and hydrolysis of peptide bond
(d)interconversion of $\mathrm{CO}_{2}$ and carbonates and gene regulation
Answer
Answer: A ✓ checked by 4AB · confidence high
Explanation
Carbonic anhydrase interconverts CO₂ and bicarbonate; carboxypeptidase A hydrolyses the C-terminal peptide bond.
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