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Chapter 6, Problem 8TY
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Introduction: Vmax is the maximum value of velocity which is attained by the enzyme and after this value, the enzyme activity decreases. Km.is the maximum value of substrate concentration corresponding to the half of the value of Vmax
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- An inhibitor that reversibly binds to a site other than the enzyme's active site is called a(n) a. noncompetitive inhibitor b. competitive inhibitor c. antagonisitc inhibitor d. antibioticarrow_forwardA noncompetitive inhibitor (Circle one). a. Binds at the active site of the enzyme. b. Alters the three-dimensional structure of the enzyme. c. Increases the rate of the enzyme-catalyzed reaction. d. Has a structure similar to the substrate. e. Has its effect reversed by adding more substrate.arrow_forwardWhich of the folowing types of inhibitors binds to the active site of an enzyme? Select one: a. Competitive b. All of them C. Uncompetitive O d. Noncompetitivearrow_forward
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- Molecule X is expected to be a non-competitive inhibitor of an enzyme. If the inhibitor was tested at a saturating level of substrate the following would be observed: a. The inhibitor would decrease the Vmax b. The inhibitor would increase the Km c. The inhibitor would decrease the Km d. The inhibitor would increase the Vmax e. The inhibitor would not change the Vmaxarrow_forwardThe concept of “induced fit” refers to the fact that: a. enzyme specificity is induced by enzyme-substrate binding. b. enzyme-substrate binding induces an increase in the reaction entropy, thereby catalyzing the reaction. c. enzyme-substrate binding induces movement along the reaction coordinate to the transition state. d. substrate binding may induce a conformational change in the enzyme, which then brings catalytic groups into proper orientation. e. when a substrate binds to an enzyme, the enzyme induces a loss of water (desolvation) from the substrate.arrow_forwardThere is an enzyme inhibition mechanism that is not too detrimental when viewed from the size of Km, namely the inhibition mechanism.... A. non-competitiveB. non-competitive and uncompetitiveC. in-competitive and uncompetitiveD. in-competitiveE. uncompetitivearrow_forward
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