Chapter 6, Problem 57SA

Summary Introduction

To review:

The method by which an investigator can identify the binding of amino acid to the suicide substrate molecule.

Introduction:

An inhibitor is a substance that binds to the active site of an enzyme and hence modifies it. It has a reactive group that reacts irreversibly and results in the formation of a stable inhibitor–enzyme complex. The inhibitor has a functional group that is substituted by a nucleophile in the active site of the enzyme.