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Rachana
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I am a new user... Anyways, Are competitive inhibitors similar to comp antagonists? Do they increase or decrease Km...what abt non comp? Thanks in advance... Rachana
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whereami
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They sound synonymous to me, but I'm not sure. Competitive inhibitors will increase Km, as they compete with the normal substrate for enzyme's active site. Non-competitive ones do not affect the Km, but they reduce the enzyme's Vmax.
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"Rachana" wrote: I am a new user... Anyways, Are competitive inhibitors similar to comp antagonists? Do they increase or decrease Km...what abt non comp? Thanks in advance... Rachana Yes, they are synonym
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