A Competitive Inhibitor Will Affect the ________ of an Enzymatic

Question

A competitive inhibitor will affect the ________ of an enzymatic reaction.
A)Km
B)Vmax
C)S
D)P
E)both KmandVmax

Accepted Answer

Competitive inhibitors increase the Km (Michaelis constant) of an enzymatic reaction without affecting the Vmax (maximum velocity), indicating that more substrate is needed to reach half of the Vmax in the presence of a competitive inhibitor.