JEE Main On 8 April 2017 Question 23
Question: The reason for “drug induced poisoning” is : [JEE Online 08-04-2017]
Options:
A) Binding irreversibly to the active site of the enzyme
B) Binding at the allosteric sites of the enzyme
C) Binding reversibly at the active site of the enzyme
D) Bringing conformational change in the binding site of enzyme
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Answer:
Correct Answer: B
Solution:
The reason for “drug induced poisoning” is the binding of drug, irreversibly, to the active site of the enzyme. If this happens, then body degenerates the enzyme and releases a new enzyme.
