Multiple choice

Assertion: Noncompetitive inhibitors do not compete with the substrate for the enzyme’s active site. Reason: Sulfanilamide is an example of noncompetitive inhibitor.

Direction: In the following question there are two statements, Assertion (A) and Reason (R), consider both the statements independently and mark your answers as under:


1. A and R both are correct and R is correct explanation of A.
2. A and R both are correct and R is not correct explanation of A.
3. A is correct and R is incorrect.
4. A is incorrect and R is correct.
5. A and R both are incorrect.

  1. A and R both are correct and R is the correct explanation of A.

  2. A and R both are correct and R is not the correct explanation of A.

  3. A is correct and R is incorrect.

  4. A is incorrect and R is correct.

  5. A and R both are incorrect.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Assertion statement is correct while the reason statement is false. Noncompetitive inhibitors do not compete with the substrate for the enzyme’s active site; instead, they interact with another part of the enzyme. Sulfanilamide is an example of competitive inhibitor

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