Microbes in Human WelfareHard
Question
An example of competitive inhibition of an enzyme is the inhibition of
Options
A.succinic dehydrogenase by malonic acid
B.cytochrome oxidase by cyanide
C.hexokinase by glucose-6-phosphate
D.carbonic anhydrase by carbon dixide
Solution
Enzyme inhibition caused by a substance resembling substrate molecule through blocking its active site is competitive inhibition. Malonate closely resembles succinate in structure that inhibits the action of succinic dehydrogenase.
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