You administer a pepsin competitive inhibitor and a noncompetitive block to the enzyme of interest. What can be said about the content of proteins in the stomach, and the speed(Vmax) of which proteins are being digested?

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aaronq · Answer

Competitive inhibitors don't affect the $V_{max}$, but non-competitive inhibitors lower it (although I'm note sure if it's a pepsin inhibitor as well). Do you know what the "enzyme of interest" is?

ookawaiioo · Answer

its pepsin.....my bad

ookawaiioo · Answer

both inhibitors bind to pepsin

aaronq · Answer

oh okay, i thought it might have been another enzyme. We'll as i said, $V_{max}$ isn't altered by competitive inhibitors, but it's lowered by non-competitive inhibitors. I'm sure you know what pepsin does, so i'll leave you to speculate on what the state of the proteins would be.

ookawaiioo · Answer

I already know the answer

aaronq · Answer

ohh truetrue. maybe close the q then?  :P

ookawaiioo · Answer

I wanna get your feedback on it. Maybe Its more than what i know? :)

aaronq · Answer

hm not sure i know much more than that on the question imposed, sorry. :\

ookawaiioo · Answer

:'( tonight i cryyyy.....