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A Plot of Enzyme Activity with and Without an Inhibitor

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A plot of enzyme activity with and without an inhibitor present gave the following plot. What type of inhibitor is present? How does this inhibitor function? What changes are seen in Vmax and KM? Draw a line that approximates the result from addition of twice as much inhibitor to the reaction. A plot of enzyme activity with and without an inhibitor present gave the following plot. What type of inhibitor is present? How does this inhibitor function? What changes are seen in V<sub>max</sub> and K<sub>M</sub>? Draw a line that approximates the result from addition of twice as much inhibitor to the reaction.


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