When Red-Blood Cells Are Treated Extensively with Protease Most Membrane

question 55

Multiple Choice

When red-blood cells are treated extensively with protease most membrane proteins are broken down into small peptides.However,some proteins are very resistant to this treatment.If cleavage by protease is the only type of reaction that occurs in this treatment,how is this explained?

• A)They are lipid-anchored membrane proteins.
• B)They are peripheral proteins.
• C)They contain at least 2 disulfide bonds.
• D)They are integral (intrinsic)membrane proteins.

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Definitions:

KBr

Potassium bromide, a chemical compound consisting of potassium (K) and bromine (Br), used mainly in photography and in medication.

AgBr

Silver bromide, a chemical compound used in photographic films and papers.

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A white to colorless crystalline chemical compound used in making other lead compounds and some pyrotechnics.

Sodium Chloride

A white crystalline compound known as table salt, widely used in food seasoning and preservation; its chemical formula is NaCl.