Which of the Following Effects Does the Presence of a Negative

question 7

Multiple Choice

Which of the following effects does the presence of a negative allosteric effector have on an allosteric protein?

• A)causes a shift to the left in the sigmoidal curve
• B)increases the number of R conformations
• C)decreases the cooperativity of the substrate
• D)raises the apparent value of the equilibrium constant,L

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