Microbiology - Microbial Metabolism (P-XIII)

15 marks

1. Nomenclature and Classification of Enzymes.

2. Michaelis- Menten Equation

3. Role of Nucleotides in Metabolism.

4. Explain in detail different Modes of ATP generation.

5. Respiratory electron transport chain with characteristics and composition.

6. Biochemical mechanisms of respiration in Heterotrophs and Chemoautotrophs.

7. Lactic acid fermentation: Homo and Heterolacta fermentation. 

08 marks questions.

1. Acetone- Butanol fermentation.

2. Respiratory electron transport chain in bacteria.

3. β-Oxidation of saturated and unsaturated fatty acids.

4. Inhibition of enzyme activity: Competitive, Non-competitive and Uncompetitive inhibition.

5. Specificity of enzymes.

6. HMP 

7. TCA 

09 Marks questions

1. Any one fermentation

2. Characteristics of Bacterial RETC and It’s Components. 

3. EMP 

4. ED

5. PKP

6. Regulation of enzyme activity: Allosteric enzymes, Multienzyme system and Isoenzymes. 

7. Factors affecting enzyme activity.

2.5 marks questions

1. Respiration 

2. Introduction to metabolism, catabolism and anabolism with examples  (any one may ask)

3. Physicochemical properties of enzymes.

4. Coenzymes 

5. Cofactors

6. Specificity of enzymes

7. ATP as currency of cell