Question

Trypsin exhibits which kind of specificity?

(a) Absolute specificity

(b) Group specificity

(c) Stereospecificity

(d) Regiospecificity

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Enquiry is from Enzyme Kinetics in chapter Enzyme Kinetics Fundamentals of Enzyme Technology

Answer 1

The correct answer is (b) Group specificity

The explanation is: Trypsin hydrolyzes most of the proteins along with some peptides and esters. As they catalyze closely related compounds, trypsin exhibits group specificity.