Question
Chemistry Question on Chemistry in Everyday Life
Two statements in respect of drug-enzyme interaction are given below
Statement I: Action of an enzyme can be blocked only when an inhibitor blocks the active site of the enzyme.
Statement II: An inhibitor can form a strong covalent bond with the enzyme.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below
A
Both Statement I and Statement II are true
B
Both Statement I and Statement II are false
C
Statement I is true but Statement II is false
D
Statement I is false but Statement II is true
Answer
Statement I is false but Statement II is true
Explanation
Solution
**Statement I is false but Statement II is true **
Some drugs do not bind to active sites. These bind to different site of enzyme called allosteric sites.