Non-competitive inhibitors

Question 1

1.

Answer 1

Binds to enzyme away from active site (allosteric)

Question 2

2.

Answer 2

tertiary structure of enzyme is changed

Question 3

3.

Answer 3

substrate no longer complementary to active site

Question 4

substrate conc.

Answer 4

does not compete with substrate so increasing has no effect

Question 5

active sites

Answer 5

non-competitive inhibitors reduce number of available active sites