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Agriculture · Q860

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Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 860

Q860

Carbonic Anhydrase, Superoxide dismutase enzyme activity is related with which element?

A.
Zn
Answer
B.
Cu
C.
Mo
D.
B

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
Carbonic Anhydrase and superoxide dismutase enzyme activity are related to the Zinc element.
Zinc activates enzymes of protein metabolism, and is a part of carbonate dehydratase, and superoxide dismutase.
The zinc ion creates the catalytic center in Superoxide dismutase.
Carbonate dehydratases form a family of enzymes that catalyzes the interconversion between carbon dioxide and water and dissociated ions of carbonic acid. The active site of most carbonic anhydrases contains a zinc ion.