In the Reaction Catalyzed by Aspartate Transcarbamoylase, a Graph in Which

question 66

Multiple Choice

In the reaction catalyzed by aspartate transcarbamoylase, a graph in which the rate is plotted against the concentration of substrate

• A) is sigmoidal, characteristic of an allosteric enzyme
• B) shows that noncooperative kinetics are observed
• C) shows that the reaction is zero order
• D) is hyperbolic, characteristic of a nonallosteric enzyme

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