You notice that one of your reactions is not proceeding. Your enzyme is most likely inhibited. You manage to activate your reaction by supplying a large amount of substrate. What kind of inhibition was present?

a. negative feedback
b. non-competitive inhibition
c. competitive inhibition
d. irreversible inhibition


Ans: c. competitive inhibition

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