You Are Observing an Enzyme Driven Reaction

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Essay

You are observing an enzyme driven reaction.To the reaction mixture you add a chemical X which inhibits the reaction.If you add more substrate,the reaction rate approaches the V_max of the uninhibited reaction.Furthermore,the structure of X is similar to the natural substrate.What kind of inhibitor is X?

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