A Regulatory Enzyme in a Metabolic Pathway Is Most Likely

question 63

Multiple Choice

A regulatory enzyme in a metabolic pathway is most likely to be the:

• A)last enzyme in the pathway.
• B)first enzyme in the pathway.
• C)enzyme that catalyzes the fastest reaction in the pathway.
• D)enyzme that binds its coenzyme the fastest.
• E)enzyme that lacks an effector site.

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Definitions:

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