Multiple choice

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

  1. It competes with the substrate for the catalytic site.

  2. It binds to a site other than the catalytic site.

  3. It changes the nature of the product formed.

  4. It changes the substrate specificity of the enzyme.
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Allosteric enzyme, upon binding an effector, changes its shape, which in turn changes its affinity towards its product. The effector never binds with the catalytic site of the enzyme.

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