A Competitive Inhibitor of the Activity of an Enzyme

question 68

Multiple Choice

A competitive inhibitor of the activity of an enzyme

• A) binds to an allosteric site on the enzyme.
• B) permanently inhibits the activity of the enzyme.
• C) binds to the active site of the enzyme.
• D) is a feedback inhibitor.
• E) binds to the same extent at all substrate concentrations.

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