The Mechanism of Competitive Inhibition Involves

question 5

Multiple Choice

The mechanism of competitive inhibition involves

• A)Inhibiting the first enzyme in a metabolic pathway
• B)Decreasing the pH and denaturing the enzyme
• C)Increasing the energy of activation of a chemical reaction
• D)Binding to an enzyme at the active site
• E)Binding to a site distant from the active site and causing a conformational change of the enzyme

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Definitions:

Profit Maximization

The process of determining the best output and pricing levels to achieve the most profit.

Production Function

An equation in mathematics that outlines how inputs correlate with the greatest output achievable from those inputs.

Supply Function

A mathematical relationship that describes the quantity of a good or service that producers are willing to sell at each possible price.

Long-Run Total Cost Function

An economic concept that describes how the total cost of production changes in response to changes in output over the long term, when all input factors can be varied.