Enzyme Catalysis

AP Biology· difficulty 2/5

A competitive inhibitor

  • A

    Binds to the active site, competing with substrate

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  • B

    Permanently denatures the enzyme so it cannot function again

  • C

    Binds to a separate allosteric site away from the substrate

  • D

    Increases substrate affinity at the active site of the enzyme

Explanation

Competitive inhibitors mimic substrate and occupy the active site; high substrate concentration can outcompete them.

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