JEE Main 2021 — Chemistry in Everyday Life Question with Solution
JEE Main 2021 (17 Mar Shift 1)
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Step-by-step explanation
Some drugs do not bind to the Enzyme's active site. These bind to a different site of enzyme which called allosteric site.
This binding of inhibitor at allosteric site changes the shape of the active site in such a way that substrate can not recognize it. Such inhibitor is known as Non-competitive inhibitor.

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