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#Question id: 562


Phenyl-methane-sulfonyl-fluoride (PMSF) inactivates serine proteases by binding covalently to the catalytic serine residue at the active site; this enzyme-inhibitor bond is not cleaved by the enzyme.  This is an example of what kind of inhibition?

#Unit 1. Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology
  1. irreversible

  2. competitive

  3. non-competitive

  4. mixed