Essential Biochemistry - Enzymes (Section 3 - No. 20)

What effect does a noncompetitive inhibitor have on the Km value?
Km increases.
Km decreases.
Km remains unchanged.
Km is directly proportional to the inhibitor concentration.

Explanation

Noncompetitive inhibitors do not alter the Km, as they do not affect substrate binding.

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