The Following Questions Are Based on the Reaction a

Multiple Choice

The following questions are based on the reaction A + B → C + D shown in Figure 8.2.


-Competitive inhibitors block the entry of substrate into the active site of an enzyme. On which of the following properties of an active site does this primarily depend?

A) the ability of an enzyme to form a template for holding and joining molecules
B) the enzyme's ability to stretch reactants and move them toward a transition state
C) the enzyme providing an appropriate microenvironment conducive to a reaction's occurrence
D) the enzyme forming covalent bonds with the reactants
E) the enzyme becoming too saturated because of the concentration of substrate