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A certain metabolic pathway takes the following sequence. J ----- K ----- L ----- M ----- N At the start of the experiment an inhibitor was added to the reactants....

A certain metabolic pathway takes the following sequence.
J ----- K ----- L ----- M ----- N
At the start of the experiment an inhibitor was added to the reactants. After the experiment it was found that there was the same concentration of J more than normal concentration of K; near absence of L, M, and N.
When L was added to the inhibitor set M and N were detected.
a)At what stage of the reaction sequence did the inhibitor have its effects?
b)Explain how the inhibitor affected the reaction.

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Kavungya
a)K to L
b)The inhibitor competes with K for the active site of the enzyme, destroying the enzyme for K to L conversion – hence accumulation of K
Kavungya answered the question on October 1, 2019 at 08:45

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