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Explain how the human body might protect itself from microorganisms.

There are two different types of microorganism - bacteria and viruses. The human body is covered in bacteria, the majority of which is good bacteria and they won't cause any harm. The rest are pathogens whic...
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Effect of non-competitive inhibitor (on enzyme activity) on enzyme catalysed reaction

Binds on to enzyme at a site that is not the active sitechanges the tertiary structure of the active sitesubstrate cannot bindinhibits enzyme activity
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Effect of competitive inhibitor (on enzyme activity) on enzyme catalysed reaction

similar in shape to {substrate}fits onto active siteprevents substrate bindinginhibits enzyme activity
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Effect of enzyme concentration in excess substrate on enzyme catalysed reaction

directly proportional: increase in [enzyme] will increase rate of reaction
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Effect of substrate concentration on enzyme catalysed reaction

Rate of reaction increases proportional to increase in [substrate]Rate of reaction then levels off/ plateaus not all active sites are being used; adding substrate increases RoR all active sites used/ [enzyme...
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