Shown below is the Lineweaver-Burk (double reciprocal) plot for an enzyme-catalysed reaction carried out in the presence of three different concentrations of the same inhibitor.

Which of the following statements regarding the interactions of this inhibitor is most likely to be correct ?

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Shown below is the Lineweaver-Burk (double reciprocal) plot for an enzyme-catalysed reaction carried out in the presence of three different concentrations of the same inhibitor. 
  
 Which of the following statements regarding the interactions of this inhibitor is  most likely to be correct ?

Answer

The inhibitor binds to the substrate but not to the enzyme.

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The inhibitor binds to the enzyme-substrate complex but not to the free enzyme.

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The inhibitor binds to both the free enzyme and the enzyme-substrate complex.

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The inhibitor binds to the free enzyme but not to the enzyme-substrate complex.

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Shown below is the Lineweaver-Burk (double reciprocal) plot for an enzyme-cataly...

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