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[[Image:Enzyme inhibitors.gif|right|Michael-Menten Graph depicting effects of competitive and non-competitive enzyme inhibitors.]] A non-competitive inhibitor binds to an [[Enzyme|enzyme]] in another place other than its [[Active site|active site]]. This results in a change in the enzymes structure so that it is no longer complimentry to its [[Substrate|substrate]] and therefore reduces its [[Catalytic activity|catalytic activity]].
[[Image:Enzyme inhibitors.gif|right|Michael-Menten Graph depicting effects of competitive and non-competitive enzyme inhibitors.]] A non-competitive inhibitor binds to an [[Enzyme|enzyme]] in another place other than its [[Active site|active site]]. This results in a change in the structure of the enzyme so that it is no longer complementary to its [[Substrate|substrate]] and therefore reduces its [[Catalytic activity|catalytic activity]].
The effects of a non-competitive inhibitor can be depicted by changes in its [[Michaelis-Menten constant|Michaelis-Menten]] graph<ref>Berg JM, Tymoczko JL, Gatto GJJ, Stayer L. Biochemistry. Eight Edition. New York: W. H. Freeman and Company; 2015</ref>:
The effects of a non-competitive inhibitor can be depicted by changes in its [[Michaelis-Menten constant|Michaelis-Menten]] graph<ref>Berg JM, Tymoczko JL, Gatto GJJ, Stayer L. Biochemistry. Eight Edition. New York: W. H. Freeman and Company; 2015</ref>:
Michael-Menten Graph depicting effects of competitive and non-competitive enzyme inhibitors.
A non-competitive inhibitor binds to an enzyme in another place other than its active site. This results in a change in the structure of the enzyme so that it is no longer complementary to its substrate and therefore reduces its catalytic activity.
The effects of a non-competitive inhibitor can be depicted by changes in its Michaelis-Menten graph[1]:
Km is unaltered as the affinity with which substrates bind to the enzyme stays the same.
Vmax decreases because rate of reaction decreases due to the fact that as the reaction progresses, the concentration/amount of effective enzymes decreases.
References
↑Berg JM, Tymoczko JL, Gatto GJJ, Stayer L. Biochemistry. Eight Edition. New York: W. H. Freeman and Company; 2015