Which of the Following Procedures Would Identify the Enzyme That

question 9

Multiple Choice

Which of the following procedures would identify the enzyme that catalyzes the carboxylation of ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate?

• A) irradiating a leaf extract with red light
• B) introducing radiolabeled carbon dioxide into a plant extract and determining which molecules become radiolabeled
• C) purifying a variety of proteins from plant extracts and testing each protein individually to see if it can carboxylate ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate
• D) differential sedimentation of a protein extract

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