Chapter 6, Problem 6RQ

Summary Introduction

To compare:

The mechanism of competitive and noncompetitive inhibition of enzymes.

Introduction:

Enzymes are “macromolecular biological catalyst”. They help in the acceleration of chemical reaction. The active site is the region present on an enzyme that provides particular chemistry and shape so that it can fit substrate. It is a groove-like structure present on the surface of an enzyme whose structure changes when it attaches to the substrate. Certain molecules inhibit this reaction by binding to the sites present on enzyme these molecules are known as inhibitors. The binding of the inhibitor on the active site disrupts the functioning of the enzyme.