The drug acetazolamide is used in the treatment of glaucoma since it decreases the production of aqueous fluid, thereby reducing intraocular pressures. This drug is a noncompetitive inhibitor of carbonic anhydrase. Which of the following statements most accurately relates to the actions of this type of inhibitor?
A) decreases both Vmax and apparent Km
B) decreases apparent Km
C) decreases Vmax
D) increases apparent Km
E) increases Vmax
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