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Which one of the following characteristics best applies to an allosteric effector?


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Competes with the substrate for the catalytic site

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Binds to a site on the enzyme molecule distinct from the catalytic site

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Changes the nature of the product formed

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Changes substrate specificity of the enzyme

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Solution

The correct option is B

Binds to a site on the enzyme molecule distinct from the catalytic site


Allosteric regulation (or allosteric control) is the regulation of a protein by the binding of an effector molecule at a site other than the protein's active site. The site to which the effector binds is termed the allosteric site. After binding, the active site is changed in such a way that the activity of the enzyme is either increased or decreased.


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