Problem:
The common antibiotic, erythromycin, binds reversibly to the large subunit of the bacterial ribosome. However, the antibiotic does NOT bind to the active site.
Answer each of the following questions:
Question 1: What kind of inhibitor is erythromycin?
Question 2:, Will erythromycin affect the Km or VMax of the ribosome? In which direction (ie: higher or lower)?
Could someone explain this to me?