The Following Questions Are Based on the Reaction a

question 78

Multiple Choice

The following questions are based on the reaction A + B → C + D shown in Figure 8.2.


-Competitive inhibitors block the entry of substrate into the active site of an enzyme. On which of the following properties of an active site does this primarily depend?

• A)the ability of an enzyme to form a template for holding and joining molecules
• B)the enzyme's ability to stretch reactants and move them toward a transition state
• C)the enzyme providing an appropriate microenvironment conducive to a reaction's occurrence
• D)the enzyme forming covalent bonds with the reactants
• E)the enzyme becoming too saturated because of the concentration of substrate

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