Which of the following statements about competitive inhibitors is false?
A. They usually chemically resemble the enzyme
B. If we add enough inhibitor, the reaction may not proceed at all
C. Malonate, the competitive inhibitor we used, cannot be dehydrogenated due to its chemical structure
D. Competitive inhibitors compete with the natural substrate to bind to the active site on the enzyme
Answer:A
Which of the following statements about competitive inhibitors is false?
A. They usually chemically resemble the enzyme B. If we add enough inhibitor, the reaction may not proceed at all C. Malonate, the competitive inhibitor we used, cannot be dehydrogenated due to its chemical structure D. Competitive inhibitors compete with the natural substrate to bind to the active site on the enzyme