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A non competitive enzyme binds to the enzyme but not at the active site. This creates an enzyme inhibitor complex. The binding of the inhibitor to the enzyme influences the chemical bonds (for example hyd...

The two types of nucleic bases are purines and pyrimidines. The purines are adenine and guanine, and the pyrimidines are cytosine and thymine. Purines always bond with pyrimidines and in DNA, adenine and ...

Three types of carbohydrates: 1. Monosaccharide. "Mono" means one. Contains one sugar monomer. 2. Disaccharide. "Di" means two. Contains two sugar monomers. 3. Polysaccharide. "Po...

Both types mean that the person's body cannot make enough insulin to decrease blood glucose concentrations after a meal. Type 1 is caused by the body's immune system attacking the cells in the pancreas wh...

1. A neuronal action potential depolarises the pre-synaptic membrane (neuron 1) causing voltage-gated calcium channels to open.2) Extracellular calcium ions bind to receptors on the pre-synaptic membra...