Bio - 2.1 (24) - Enzyme Inhibitors

2.1 (24) - Enzyme Inhibitors

What are enzyme inhibitors?

• Substances that reduce the reaction rate in an enzyme-controlled reaction because they have some effect on the enzyme molecule.
• Two types we need to know for the OCR AS Biology Course are, non-competitive and competitive inhibitors

What are Competitive Inhibitors?

• Competitive inhibitors have a similar shape to the substrate molecule.
• It has the ability to form an enzyme-inhibitor complex.
• This blocks the substrate from being able to enter the enzyme's active site.
• This means the number…