Question

Drugs which act as competitive inhibitors, preferentially attach to the active sites prior to substrate molecules.
If this is true enter 1, if false enter 0.

Answer 1

Answer 1

Competitive inhibitors, interact with the active sites on enzyme and accelerate the catalytic activity of the enzyme. a molecule with a structure that closely resembles that of the substrate, intermediate, or product of a particular enzymatic reaction is able to enter and bind (through noncovalent interactions) to the enzyme's active site. This 'imposter' molecule, as long as it stays in the active site, will prevent the real substrate from entering and therefore will prevent the enzyme from catalyzing its reaction.