Competitive inhibition

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Introduction

Summary

Enzymes are catalysts. They speed up the rate of biochemical reactions. They convert a given substrate to the product of the reaction.

Goals

To understand how an enzyme works
To understand how a given enzyme can split a given substrate into products
To understand how a given enzyme can join two given substrates to form one product
To understand why an enzyme is substrate specific
To understand how a competitive inhibitor works to slow down the catalytic activity

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Tags

Enzymology Enzymes Hydrolysis Condensation Substrate Active-site Sucrose Glucose Fructose galactose Lactose Competitive-inhibitor Lactase Sucrase