n. pl. locÂ·ules or locÂ·uÂ·li (-lÄ«â²). A small cavity or compartment within an organ or part of an animal or plant, as any of the cavities within a plant ovary. [Latin.
Competitive inhibition is a form of enzyme inhibition where binding of the inhibitor to the active site on the enzyme prevents binding of the substrate and vice versa. Most competitive inhibitors function by binding reversibly to the active site of the enzyme.
In my work I've calculated that a competitive inhibitor effects an enzyme resulting in the KI value of 31.6mM. I understand it is a dissociation constant but is that a big number relatively speaking? Is it a good inhibitor or a weak one? Ki= [conc of Inhibitor] / alpha .