medium · MCAT bio-biochem
A scientist is testing a novel competitive inhibitor for a protease involved in viral replication.
How will the addition of this inhibitor affect the x-intercept and y-intercept of a Lineweaver-Burk plot?
- The x-intercept on the plot remains unchanged; the y-intercept simply shifts upward.
- The x-intercept moves to the right (becomes less negative); the y-intercept remains unchanged.
- Both the x-intercept and the y-intercept on the plot move steadily closer toward zero.
- The x-intercept on the plot moves further to the left of the origin; the y-intercept stays unchanged.
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