Category: Everyday Science | Last updated: 2026-09-18

Competitive enzyme inhibitors work by:

A) Changing enzyme shape permanently
B) Binding to the active site, competing with the substrate
C) Binding to an allosteric site
D) Destroying the enzyme

Explanation

Competitive inhibitors structurally resemble the substrate and compete for the active site. Can be overcome by increasing substrate.

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