Question

The proteins with a prosthetic group are called:

• A. Pseudo proteins
• B. Simple proteins
• C. Conjugated proteins
• D. Complex proteins

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

$\underset{\text{(conjugated protein)}}{\mathrm{Holoenzyme}}\rightleftharpoons \underset{\text{(protein)}}{\mathrm{Apoenzyme}}+\underset{\text{(prosthetic group)}}{\text{Co-enzyme}}$