AP BIOLOGY

BIOCHEMISTRY

ENZYMES AND METABOLISM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A long chemical cascade in which one of the products that forms in the cascade acts as an inhibitor of an earlier step in the cascade.
A
Competitive inhibition
B
Noncompetitive inhibition
C
Feedback inhibition
D
Energy coupling
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Feedback inhibition is usually performed by an “allosteric site” on an enzyme, which alters the shape of enzyme and, as a result, the behaviour of the active site. The end product binding to the allosteric site delays or prevents the enzyme’s activity, resulting in slight or no further end product being produced.

Detailed explanation-2: -Uncompetitive inhibition occurs when the inhibitor binds to the enzyme–substrate complex and prevents the reaction from being catalyzed.

Detailed explanation-3: -Complete step by step answer: Feedback inhibition is a mechanism in which an enzyme’s activity is inhibited by the enzyme’s end product. It takes place in an allosteric enzyme that possesses both allosteric and active sites.

Detailed explanation-4: -Noncompetitive inhibition: The inhibitor binds either the enzyme or enzyme-substrate complex.

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