alleryStart learning →What is an inhibitor that closely resembles the substrate in structure called?
AUncompetitive
BIrreversible
CCompetitive
DAllosteric
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Competitive
Because it looks like the substrate, such an inhibitor competes for the substrate-binding site.
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