Alternative Oxidase

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Why is human african tropanomosis so common?

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The cause of Human African Tropanomosis is a virus known as Tropanosome

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Tropanosomes contain 1 mitochondria that depends on what for energy?

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The enzyme that tropanosomes rely on allows glycolysis to continue indefinitely

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What other components make up the tropanonsome's mitochondria?

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How does Alternative Oxidase get its energy source?

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Cryptosporidium Parvum can only become fatal to the immunocompromised

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Name the following

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Which of the following are characteristic of Alternative Oxidase?

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Alt. Ox. is a 34kDa monomer

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Why does Alt. Ox. not absorb above 340nm?

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To activate, Alt. Ox must form a dimer

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What is particular about Rubreythrin?

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Only 6 aa in Alt. Ox have been conserved, relating it to other di-iron proteins

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The conserved sequence of Alt. Ox. codes for amino acids holding what?

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Which of the following list characteristics of Alt. Oxidase?

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2 Alpha helices dock Alt. Ox in the membrane

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How does the substrate get to Alt. Ox's active site?

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The following shows the core of Alt. Oxidase- what's contained in it?

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The Histadine/Tyrosine residues can be used to inhibit Alt. Ox

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To travel through the channel and reach the active site, inhibitors must be...

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Different co-ordinations of the aa in the Alt. Ox core can alter the function of it

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Alt. Ox. is a terminal respiratory chain oxidase

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Where is Alt. Ox found, in infected humans?

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Structural Basis for Biological Function (Membrane Proteins) Quiz on Alternative Oxidase, created by gina_evans0312 on 18/12/2013.

Alternative Oxidase

Alternative Oxidase

Why is human african tropanomosis so common?

The cause of Human African Tropanomosis is a virus known as Tropanosome

Tropanosomes contain 1 mitochondria that depends on what for energy?

The enzyme that tropanosomes rely on allows glycolysis to continue indefinitely

What other components make up the tropanonsome's mitochondria?

How does Alternative Oxidase get its energy source?

Cryptosporidium Parvum can only become fatal to the immunocompromised

Name the following

Which of the following are characteristic of Alternative Oxidase?

Alt. Ox. is a 34kDa monomer

Why does Alt. Ox. not absorb above 340nm?

To activate, Alt. Ox must form a dimer

What is particular about Rubreythrin?

Only 6 aa in Alt. Ox have been conserved, relating it to other di-iron proteins

The conserved sequence of Alt. Ox. codes for amino acids holding what?

Which of the following list characteristics of Alt. Oxidase?

2 Alpha helices dock Alt. Ox in the membrane

How does the substrate get to Alt. Ox's active site?

The following shows the core of Alt. Oxidase- what's contained in it?