Mercaptoethanol Is a Reagent That Breaks Disulfide Linkages

question 62

Multiple Choice

Mercaptoethanol is a reagent that breaks disulfide linkages. If you were to treat Calvin cycle enzymes with this reagent, what is the likely effect?

• A)It would competitively inhibit them.
• B)It would noncompetitively inhibit them.
• C)It would split them in two pieces.
• D)It would activate them.
• E)It would deactivate them.

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