Q. Select the option which is not correct with respect to enzyme action :
A) Substrate binds with enzyme at its active site
B) Addition of lot of succinate does not reverse the inhibition of succinic dehydrogenase by malonate
C) A non-competitive inhibitor binds the enzyme at a site distinct from that which binds the substrate
D) Malonate is a competitive inhibitor of succinic dehydrogenase
Explanation
[Solution] Competitive inhibition by malonate is reversed by excess substrate (succinate), so statement (2) is wrong. Answer (2).
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