Drugs That Act by Mimicking the Normal Substrate of an Enzyme

question 48

Multiple Choice

Drugs that act by mimicking the normal substrate of an enzyme, thereby blocking its active site, are called ______.

• A) inhibitors
• B) blockers
• C) competitive inhibitors
• D) noncompetitive inhibitors

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