Suppose an enzyme carries out the following reaction: A+B C-D+E A+B is converted

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Suppose an enzyme carries out the following reaction: A+B C-D+E A+B is converted by an enzyme to an intermediate called C. C is then converted to two products D and E by the same enzyme. If you add a surplus of C to a mixture containing substrates A, B and the enzyme, what do you expect will happen? Select one: cross out O a. Not much, the enzyme binds A and B as substrates and it still would. O b. Not much, the enzyme acts as a catalyst so adding C has little effect. O c. Conversion of A and B to C would be affected while C would be converted to D and E. Cross out O d. The conversion of A and B to D and E would speed up O e. t would depend on the temperature so it's hard to say. cross out cross out cross out

Explanation / Answer

The correct answer should be C) conversion of A and B to C would be affected while C would be converted to D and E because since C is already present, the enzyme doesnt need to keep on producing C. It will biind to C to form D and R to maintain equillibrium.

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