Question

Increasing the substrate concentration will prevent non-competitive inhibition of enzymes. State true or false

• A. True
• B. False

Answer 1

The correct option is B False

Non-competitive inhibitors do not compete with the substrates for the active sites. Instead these inhibitors bind to a region other than the active site and prevent enzyme activity either by modifying the structure or property of the active site or by blocking the active site. Therefore increasing the concentration of the substrate will not increase the chances of a substrate binding to the active site.