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competitive VS uncompetitive
« on: May 28, 2007, 07:49:53 PM »
good evening people . i have a small problem :

which of the following statements are true for uncompetitive inhibition : ( More then 1 are correct)

1. The inhibitor cannot bind to the enzyme substrate complex
2. The substrate cannot bind to the enzyme-inhibitor complex
3. The Km will decrease
4. The Vmax will decrease

Sadly i forgot the defenition of Uncompetitive inhibition, does it mean that that inhibitor binds to the enzyme ?


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Re: competitive VS uncompetitive
« Reply #1 on: May 28, 2007, 10:52:53 PM »
An uncompetitive inhibitor is defined as an inhibitor that binds only to the enzyme-substrate complex.

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Re: competitive VS uncompetitive
« Reply #2 on: May 29, 2007, 07:16:12 AM »
so the correct answers then will be 2 & 4 right ?

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