This is about reversible inhibition of enzymes. Which of the following is a TRUE
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Question
This is about reversible inhibition of enzymes. Which of the following is a TRUE statement?
A. DIFP is a reversible inhibitor of acetylcholinesterase.
B. Sulfanilamide, a sulfa drug, is a competitive inhibitor of acetylcholinesterase.
C. Sulfanilamide is a competitive inhibitor of an enzyme because its structure resembles that enzyme's substrate, p-aminobenzoic acid.
D. DIFP (and related "organophosphates") can inhibit acetylcholinesterase of humans but not of insects.
E. All of the above are true.
Explanation / Answer
E. All of the above are true.