Question

the type of inhibition where the inhibitor binds non covalently to an enzyme

Answer 1

An enzyme is a biological machine that works by facilitating the conversion of a substrate to a product. It does so by lowering the activation energy of the process thereby making it easier for the reaction to go in the forward direction.

Enzymes can however be inhibited by a certain class of molecules called inhibitors. Inhibitors can be of several types depending on how and where they bind but overall they prevent the reaction from taking place.

The class of inhibitors that do not bind covalently to the enzymes are called reversible inhibitors. These interactions include hydrogen bonds, hydrophobic interactions, and electrostatic/ionic bonds. Since there is no actual overlap of orbitals, the bonds can be broken easily by the addition of a competitor.

Hence, the answer to the question is reversible inhibitor.