Understanding Active Sites

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High School Biology › Understanding Active Sites

Questions
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1

__________ modification of an enzyme permits an effector molecule to bind the enzyme at a site other than the active site. This can modulate the enzyme's activity to make it either more or less active.

2

Which of the following best describes why an enzyme loses its catalytic capabilities when exposed to extremely high temperatures?

3

Which mode of enzyme inhibition involves an inhibitor molecule binding the active site of the enzyme?

4

Which of the following inhibitors will block the active site of a protein?

5

The active site of a protein works in a way similar to __________.

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