The figure given below shows three velocitysubstrate concentration curves for an enzyme reaction. What do the curves a, b , and c depict respectively?

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Enzymes or biocatalysts are proteinaceous substance that are capable of catalysing chemical reactions of biological systems without themselves undergoing any change. In the graph a shows normal enzyme reaction, graph b shows competitive inhibition and graph c shows non competitive inhibition. In competitive inhibition the inhibitor, which is a substrate analogue, combines reversibly to the free enzyme at the active site. In non competitive inhibition, the inhibitor binds to enzyme at a place other than substrate bi