Is the inhibitor competitive or non-competitive

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An inhibitor is added to the enzymatic reaction at a level of1 gm/L. The following data was obtained for Km = 9.2 gm S(substrate)/L
    v                       [S]
0.909                  20
0.658                  10
0.493                  6.67
0.40                    5
0.333                 4
0.289                 3.33
0.227                 2.5
(a) Is the inhibitor competitive or non-competitive?
(b) Find KI

Reference no: EM13533526

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