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

Factors that affect enzyme action — practice question

Sulthiamine is a molecule that prevents carbonic anhydrase from working. What effect would sulthiamine have within a red blood cell in muscle tissue that is respiring at a high rate?

  • Aa decrease in the rate of formation of haemoglobinic acid
  • Ba decrease in the pH
  • Can increase in the rate of the chloride shift
  • Dan increase in the dissociation of oxyhaemoglobin

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