Chapter 10, Problem 10.97AP

Summary Introduction

To explain:

Whether cadmium is a competitive or noncompetitive inhibitor.

Introduction:

An enzyme hexokinase acts on hexose sugar such as glucose molecules. This enzyme has a kinase activity that adds phosphate groups on hexose sugar. It also has a non protein helper. Cofactors are non protein molecules which help enzyme to carry out their reactions. Each enzyme requires cofactors (inorganic ion or protein organic molecules) to carry out their reaction such as ${\text{Mg}}^{{\text{2}}^{\text{+}}}$.