Practice mode Enzymes

A competitive inhibitor reduces enzyme activity by ____.

Correct answer B. resembling the substrate and occupying the active site

Explanation

A competitive inhibitor is structurally similar to the substrate, so it competes for the active site and blocks substrate binding while attached.

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