Environmental Impacts on Enzyme Function

AP Biology· difficulty 3/5

Many enzymes have separate regulatory sites where activators or inhibitors bind, altering enzyme activity. This is called

A
$Substrate binding$
B
$Allosteric regulation$
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C
$Feedback amplification$
D
$Competitive inhibition$

Explanation

Allosteric regulation: binding at non-active sites changes enzyme conformation, increasing or decreasing catalytic activity.

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