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The binding of specific chemicals (inhibitor) shuts off the enzyme activity.

This is called inhibition.

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The inhibitor is closely similar to the substrate in its molecular structure

and is called as competitive inhibitor. It competes with the substrate for

the binding site of the enzyme. As a result, the substrate cannot bind and

the enzyme action declines.

(AIPMT 2005)

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E.g. Malonate is similar to the substrate succinate. So, it inhibits succinic

dehydrogenase in the following reaction.

(NEET 2020)

Succinate

Fumarate

Succinic dehydrogenase

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Competitive inhibitors are used to control bacterial pathogens.

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Oxido-reductases /

Dehydrogenases: Catalyze

oxido- reduction b/w two

substrates.

S reduced + S’ oxidized ®

S oxidized + S’ reduced

Transferases: Catalyze

transfer of a group, G (other

than hydrogen) between a

pair of substrate S and S'.

S-G + S’ ® S’-G +S

Hydrolases: Catalyze hydrolysis

of ester, ether, peptide,

glycosidic, C-C, C-halide or P-N

bonds.

Lyases:

Catalyze

removal

of

groups

from

substrate

by mechanisms other than

hydrolysis leaving double bonds.

C – C ® X – Y + C = C

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X Y

Isomerases: Catalyze

inter-conversion of optical,

geometric or positional

isomers.

Ligases: Catalyze the linking

of 2 compounds together. E.g.

enzymes catalyzing joining of

bonds like C-O, C-S, C- N, P-O

etc.