Multiple choice

Which type of inhibition is the sensitivity of urease to various ions of heavy metals?

  1. Feedback inhibition

  2. Competitive inhibition

  3. Non-competitive inhibition

  4. Zymogen activation

  5. Denaturation

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C Correct answer
Explanation

Urease is highly sensitive to these metal ions and these ions non-competitively inhibit urease at some site other than the active site. Therefore, it is non-competitive inhibition.