Allosteric Regulation of an Enzyme Means That the Enzyme May

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Multiple Choice

Allosteric regulation of an enzyme means that the enzyme may

• A) increase its activity as the result of phosphorylation.
• B) increase its activity as the result of dephosphorylation.
• C) decrease its activity in the presence of a product of the same or a different pathway.
• D) decrease its activity as substrate of the enzyme decreases in concentration.
• E) increase its activity as more enzyme is synthesized via translation of increased mRNA encoding the enzyme.

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