Based on the graph above for the pH profile for GlyFa1, an enzyme used by a species of bacteria that lives in California

copper mines, what is the optimal pH for GlyFa1 activity?



a. 0
b. 1
c. 2
d. 4
e. 6


ANSWER: c

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