NTA Abhyas NEET2020ChemistryBiomoleculesPractice
The enzyme activity can be completely stopped by
Options
- ARemoving its product as fast as it is formed
- BDoubling its concentration
- CDecreasing its concentration
- DBlocking its active site
Correct answer
D. Blocking its active site
Step-by-step solution
An active site of an enzyme is a crevice or pocket into which the substrate fits. Thus, enzymes catalyze reactions at a high rate through their active site. Once the site is blocked, the enzyme-substrate reaction is stopped, as the substrate cannot complete the reaction without forming its complex with the enzyme at the active site.