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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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Which of the following statements about non-competitive inhibitors is true?
A) They bind at the active site of the enzyme and block access to the substrate.
B) They bind at a location away from the active site.
C) They function by changing the shape of the enzyme's active site.
D) B and C
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 Vmax
An enzyme has the ability to catalyze reactions of several unrelated compounds. The mechanism of how this enzyme operates is best explained by
a. the lock-and-key theory
b. the induced-fit theory
c. the enzyme-substrate complex
d. the efficiency of the enzyme
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