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Q: What is allosteric regulation and how does assist in the regulation of metabolism?
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What kind of regulation exist for enzymes?

Allosteric regulation and Reversaeble regulation :)


Some enzymatic regulation is allosteric?

yes


Which aspect of lac operon regulation is an example of post-translational control?

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What is Role of allosteric enzyme in regulation of purine synthesis?

if the purine synthesis is excess then extra product will bind to the allosteric site then feed back inhibition occurs


True or False 'A change in the primary sequence of a protein can affect allosteric regulation'?

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Draw a diagram to show how allosteric regulation can be used to regulate biochemical pathways?

A diagram cannot be drawn to answer this question. An answer to how allosteric regulation can be used to regulate biochemical pathways needs to be written or spoken. This question cannot be answered in its current form.


How do allosteric regulation and competitive inhibition compare?

A competitive inhibition and allosteric regulation both involves an inhibitor molecule binding to the enzyme at a different area. The difference between the two is that allosteric inhibitors are modulator molecules which bind somewhere besides the catalytic activity.


What mechanism is used to finely tune enzyme activity according to the needs of the cell?

allosteric regulation


What mechanism is used to finely tune enzyme activity according to the needs of the cel l?

allosteric regulation


Does Allosteric regulation depends on inhibitors binding to the active site of enzymes?

Of course. That is the meaning of ' noncompetitive inhibitor. ' It does not compete with the substrate at the active site but inhibits enzyme activity at the allosteric ( other site ) site.


Distinguish between allosteric activation and cooperativity?

cooperativity is an interaction of the subunits of a protein whereby a conformational change in one subunit is transmitted to all others. allosteric regulation is when an activation molecule bonds to an active site where the subunits join.


Phosphofructokinase is an important control enzyme in the regulation of cellular respiration of cellular respiration What is statement that describes a function of phosphofructokinase?

it is an allosteric enzyme.