I really need help with question that is below. It is about enzymes and binding sites. If someone could explain the answer to these questions it would be amazing!

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anonymous · Answer

What are the effects of the competitive inhibitor binding to the active site of an answer and why? The illustration below is with this question in my book. And why is penicillin is effective in killing most bacteria?

anonymous · Answer

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somy · Answer

Well as the competitive inhibitor binds to active site of an enzyme, substrates cannot bind into it anymore because competitive inhibitor blocks a way. So less enzyme-substrate complex is formed 
Penicillin function by preventing synthesis of the cross-links between the peptidoglycan  polymer in the cell wall of bacteria. BUT they are only active against bacteria and only while they are growing.
But now many type of bacteria have enzymes for destroying penicillin  and so are resistant to these antibiotics

anonymous · Answer

Thank you! I understand this! What it was saying in my book was extremely complicated and I could understand the concept so thank you!

somy · Answer

:D you are welcome @RainingOranges

anonymous · Answer

I have another question like this that the book is making confusing. If I post it could you take a look, i'm just trying to study for my test tomorrow and i'm doing practice problems. If I tag you, would you be willing to take a look please?

somy · Answer

sure :)

anonymous · Answer

okay, thank you! give me a few minutes to type it up!

somy · Answer

no problem :D