Which one of the following statements is incorrect?
A. The competitive inhibitor does not affect the rate of breakdown of the enzyme-substrate complex.
B. The presence of the competitive inhibitor decreases the Km of the enzyme for the substrate.
C. A competitive inhibitor reacts reversibly with the enzyme to form an enzyme-inhibitor complex.
D. In competitive inhibition, the inhibitor molecule is not chemically changed by the enzyme.
Answer:B
Which one of the following statements is incorrect?
A. The competitive inhibitor does not affect the rate of breakdown of the enzyme-substrate complex. B. The presence of the competitive inhibitor decreases the Km of the enzyme for the substrate. C. A competitive inhibitor reacts reversibly with the enzyme to form an enzyme-inhibitor complex. D. In competitive inhibition, the inhibitor molecule is not chemically changed by the enzyme.