You are doing an experiment in which you are measuring the rate at which succinic acid is converted to fumaric acid by an enzyme succinic dehydrogenase because you want to design a drug that can block this step in the metabolic pathway of a pathogenic bacteria. You decide to add a little malonic acid  to make things interesting.. You observe that the reaction rate slows markedly and being a very smart graduate of Medgar Evers College, you conclude that malonic acid must be acting as an inhibitor. Design an experiment that will help you decide if malonic acid is acting as a competitive inhibitor or a noncompetitive inhibitor. Go to work and expect a promotion. Good luck.

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You are doing an experiment in which you are measuring the rate at which succinic acid is converted to fumaric acid by an enzyme succinic dehydrogenase because you want to design a drug that can block this step in the metabolic pathway of a pathogenic bacteria. You decide to add a little malonic acid  to make things interesting.. You observe that the reaction rate slows markedly and being a very smart graduate of Medgar Evers College, you conclude that malonic acid must be acting as an inhibitor. Design an experiment that will help you decide if malonic acid is acting as a competitive inhibitor or a noncompetitive inhibitor. Go to work and expect a promotion. Good luck.