Tetanus is also commonly called lockjaw, because the infection primarily causes muscle contractions in the jaw and neck, but can eventually spread to other parts of the body. Without treatment, tetanus infection can be life-threatening.
Competitive inhibitors. The inhibitor (I) competes with the substrate (S) for the enzyme active site (also known as the S-binding site). Binding of either of these molecules in the active site is a mutually exclusive event. The substrate and inhibitor share a high degree of structural similarity.
The role of the enzyme is to reduce the activation energy, by bringing specific molecules together, rather than relying on random collisions) Action on specific Substrates. Enzymes are substrate specific, meaning only one particular substrate molecule can work with one particular enzyme. This is due to the reciprocally shaped active site. Since the enzyme is never chemically alter by a reaction, it can be reused in subsequent reactions â enzyme controlled reactions are always reversible.