Which one of the following statements is incorrect?
1. | A competitive inhibitor reacts reversibly with the enzyme to form an enzyme inhibitor. |
2. | In competitive inhibition, the inhibitor molecule is not chemically changed by the enzyme. |
3. | The competitive inhibitor does not affect the rate of breakdown of the enzyme-substrate complex. |
4. | The presence of the competitive inhibitor decreases the km of the enzyme for the substrate. |
A competitive inhibitor of succinic dehydrogenase is:
1. | malonate | 2. | oxaloacetate |
3. | α-ketoglutarate | 4. | malate |