With which one of the following enzymes is copper necessarily associated as an activator?
- Carbonic anhydrase
- Tryptophanase
- Lactic dehydrogenase
- Tyrosinase
Answer
(4) Tyrosinase
Solution
Tyrosinase (a polyphenol oxidase that converts tyrosine to melanin) is a copper-containing enzyme; Cu is essential for its activity.
Carbonic anhydrase needs Zn2+; tryptophanase needs pyridoxal phosphate; lactic dehydrogenase needs NAD+ (coenzyme).
Answer: (4)