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You notice that the samples you collected from the labs are now labeled 1, 2, and 3. You ask your lab assistants which samples correspond to which labs, but someone failed to label the tubes when running the assays. This is a disaster! Now, in addition to determining which sample (if any) matches the murder weapon, you will have to testify in court as a biochemist to convince a jury that the guilty sample (1, 2, or 3) belongs to the guilty person (Dr. Green, Wight, or Gray) based on what you know about enzyme kinetics. Are you up to the challenge? Who killed Dr. Bleu? The good news is that you may now go back to Hinesbiopharma and interview the three scientists about the molecular mechanism of the inhibitor that each has developed. Interview Dr. Wight Results: Dr. Wight works on an inhibitor of XYZase that acts by binding to a lysine residue in the enzyme's active site, forming a Schiff base. This lysine is critical to function, normally acting as an acid in the enzyme mechanism. Stability studies have confirmed that under physiological conditions, the inhibitor-Schiff base linkage formed in the enzyme active site is extremely stable, with a half-life of more than 24 hours. How would Km be affected by Dr. Wight's inhibitor? O increase O stay the same O decrease

Interview Dr. Wight Results: Dr. Wight works on an inhibitor of XYZase that acts by binding to a lysine residue in the enzyme's active site, forming a Schiff base. This lysine is critical to function, normally acting as an acid in the enzyme mechanism. Stability studies have confirmed that under physiological conditions, the inhibitor-Schiff base linkage formed in the enzyme active site is extremely stable, with a half-life of more than 24 hours. How would Dr. Wight's inhibitor affect the apparent Vmax of the reaction catalyzed by XYZase? increase stay the same decrease

Interview Dr. Wight Results: Dr. Wight works on an inhibitor of XYZase that acts by binding to a lysine residue in the enzyme's active site, forming a Schiff base. This lysine is critical to function, normally acting as an acid in the enzyme mechanism. Stability studies have confirmed that under physiological conditions, the inhibitor-Schiff base linkage formed in the enzyme active site is extremely stable, with a half-life of more than 24 hours. What type of enzyme inhibitor is Dr. Wight studying? competitive O uncompetitive noncompetitive irreversible