Noncompetitive Inhibition of Enzymes Occurs

question 36

Multiple Choice

Noncompetitive inhibition of enzymes occurs

• A) when a substance other than the correct substrate binds at the active site of an enzyme.
• B) when a substance binds to an enzyme at a site away from the active site.
• C) by denaturation of an enzyme.
• D) by blocking the production of an enzyme.
• E) when two enzymes bind together.

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