Biology 9700 · AS & A Level · Factors that affect enzyme action

Factors that affect enzyme action — practice question

Which statement about the usual modes of action of a competitive inhibitor and a non-competitive inhibitor is correct?

  • ACompetitive inhibitors can bind to alternative (allosteric) sites of an enzyme, non-competitive inhibitors have an irreversible effect on the enzyme.
  • BCompetitive inhibitors have exactly the same shape as the substrate, non-competitive inhibitors can have any shape.
  • CCompetitive inhibitors may be used to regulate enzyme activity, non-competitive inhibitors have no functions in enzyme regulation.
  • DCompetitive inhibitors will not alter $V_{max}$, non-competitive inhibitors will reduce $V_{max}$.

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