Bio-Chemistry (M.Phil./Ph.D.) 2018 Panjab University Entrance Exam With Answers

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What is the smallest number of molecules of ATP and GTP consumed in the synthesis of a 50 residue peptide chain, starting from precursor amino acids. Assume that hydrolysis of PPi is equivalent to the hydrolysis of ATP for this calculation.

A: 50 ATPs, 100GTPs

B: 100 ATPs, 99 GTPs

C: 100 ATPs, 100 GTPs

D: 100 ATPs, 200 GTPs

The answer is: B

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