Which outcome occurs when continuously increasing an inhibitor concentration in a non-competitive enzymatic reaction?

A)Reaction rate progressively approaches zero✓

B)Affinity of enzyme increases greatly

C)Substrate saturation occurs prematurely

D)Initial velocity plateaus and stabilizes

💡 Explanation

Increasing inhibitor concentration progressively disables enzymes. The reaction rate asymptotically approaches zero because non-competitive inhibitors reduce enzyme activity via allosteric modulation, rather than directly blocking the active site; therefore, the reaction halts rather than achieving a different equilibrium.

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Which outcome occurs when continuously increasing an inhibitor concentration in a non-competitive enzymatic reaction?

💡 Explanation

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