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What is the result of enzyme inhibition?
What is the result of enzyme inhibition?
- An increase in the catalytic activity of an enzyme
- An alteration in the optimal pH of an enzyme
- A loss of catalytic activity of an enzyme (correct)
- A change in the substrate specificity of an enzyme
What can enzyme inhibitors do to the protein structure of an enzyme?
What can enzyme inhibitors do to the protein structure of an enzyme?
- Change the protein structure of an enzyme (correct)
- Increase the protein structure of an enzyme
- Destroy the protein structure of an enzyme
- Maintain the protein structure of an enzyme
What type of enzyme inhibitors are there?
What type of enzyme inhibitors are there?
- Only competitive inhibitors
- Both competitive and noncompetitive inhibitors (correct)
- Only noncompetitive inhibitors
- Neither competitive nor noncompetitive inhibitors
What can be a characteristic of the effects of some inhibitors?
What can be a characteristic of the effects of some inhibitors?
What are molecules that prevent enzymes from catalyzing reactions called?
What are molecules that prevent enzymes from catalyzing reactions called?
What is the effect of increasing substrate concentration on an inhibited enzyme?
What is the effect of increasing substrate concentration on an inhibited enzyme?
What is the term for inhibition that occurs when the inhibitor binds somewhere other than the active site?
What is the term for inhibition that occurs when the inhibitor binds somewhere other than the active site?
How does noncompetitive inhibition affect the enzyme's shape?
How does noncompetitive inhibition affect the enzyme's shape?
What happens when an enzyme is inhibited through covalent binding?
What happens when an enzyme is inhibited through covalent binding?
What is the result of decreasing the concentration of a noncompetitive inhibitor?
What is the result of decreasing the concentration of a noncompetitive inhibitor?
What is the result of an inhibitor forming a covalent bond with an enzyme?
What is the result of an inhibitor forming a covalent bond with an enzyme?
What is the key difference between competitive and noncompetitive inhibition?
What is the key difference between competitive and noncompetitive inhibition?
What type of inhibition occurs when an inhibitor binds covalently to an enzyme?
What type of inhibition occurs when an inhibitor binds covalently to an enzyme?
What is the characteristic of inhibition when an inhibitor covalently binds to an enzyme?
What is the characteristic of inhibition when an inhibitor covalently binds to an enzyme?
What happens to the enzyme when an inhibitor forms a covalent bond with it?
What happens to the enzyme when an inhibitor forms a covalent bond with it?
