n. pl. locÂ·ules or locÂ·uÂ·li (-lÄ«â²). A small cavity or compartment within an organ or part of an animal or plant, as any of the cavities within a plant ovary. [Latin.
Competitive inhibition is a form of enzyme inhibition where binding of the inhibitor to the active site on the enzyme prevents binding of the substrate and vice versa. Most competitive inhibitors function by binding reversibly to the active site of the enzyme.
The enzyme, Catechol Oxidase, was being inhibited gradually until the last trial when the rate of reaction stopped following the inhibition trend. Since PHBA is a competitive inhibitor, it should out compete the substrate when more PHBA is added. In our final trial the most amount of inhibitor was added, yet the reaction was only slightly inhibited