All of the Following Effects May Occur in Enzyme Catalysis

question 34

Multiple Choice

All of the following effects may occur in enzyme catalysis EXCEPT which one?

• A) Stabilization of transition states occurring between substrates and products.
• B) General acid and base catalysis.
• C) Lowering of the free energy of products, making a forward reaction thermodynamically more favorable.
• D) Nucleophilic covalent catalysis, creating intermediates not possible in an uncatalyzed reaction.
• E) Local concentration effects the orienting of substrate in configurations favorable to catalysis by reactive groups on an enzyme.

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