Microbiology: An Introduction, 11th Edition

Published by Benjamin Cummings
ISBN 10: 0321733606
ISBN 13: 978-0-32173-360-3

Chapter 5 - Figure 5.8 - Feedback inhibition - Question - Page 119: 1

Answer

Competitive inhibitors bind to the active site that prevent and compete with the substrate from binding on the active site. Non competitive inhibitors do not bind with the active site but bind to a different site of the enzyme. With this, changes on the enzyme occurs, making the substrate binding not functional.

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Competitive inhibitors bind to the active site that prevent and compete with the substrate from binding on the active site. Non competitive inhibitors do not bind with the active site but bind to a different site of the enzyme. With this, changes on the enzyme occurs, making the substrate binding not functional.
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