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- Give two reasons that lead up to the fact that noncompetitive inhibition is irreversible.
- 1)it is a substance that makes strong covalent bonds with an enzyme 2) for that reason it is hard for it to be displaced by the addition of excess substrate
- What is allosteric inhibition?
- It is when inhibition takes places in areas other than the active site.
- Give an example on how lactase carries out a hydrolysis reaction.
- It turns lactose into monosaccharides such as glucose and galactose.
- What is the function of a cofactor?
- They are the nonprotein things enzymes need to become active. They are usually metal cations.
- What is another term for cofactor?
- coenzyme