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.

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.
by

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Answer :

(b) The presence of the competitive inhibitor
decreases the Km of the enzyme for the substrate
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