Chapter 10, Problem 3IA.5Q

Summary Introduction

To determine:

The type of inhibition that could be overcome by adding more substrate. Explain the answer?

Introduction:

There are two types of enzymatic reactions competitive and non-competitive. Competitive reaction involves an inhibitor which is identical to substrate and binds to the active part of an enzyme reducing the formation of enzyme substrate complex. Non-competitive inhibition has an inhibitor that does not bind to the active site of the enzyme but still modifies the enzyme making it temporarily unsuitable for substrate binding.