Chapter 10, Problem 3IA.6Q

Summary Introduction

To determine:

The type of inhibition does not allow the enzyme to reach its full speed, even on adding more substrate and explain why

Introduction:

There are two types of enzymatic reactions competitive and non-competitive. 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. On the other hand Competitive reaction involves an inhibitor identical to substrate which binds to the active part of an enzyme reducing the formation of enzyme substrate complex.