If an Antibiotic Were Found to Bind to a Site

question 3

Multiple Choice

If an antibiotic were found to bind to a site on an essential bacterial enzyme other than the active site, what would its most likely mode of action be?

• A)competitive inhibitor
• B)noncompetitive inhibitor
• C)inhibitor of protein synthesis
• D)lowering activation energy

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