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Assertion : Competitive inhibitor is als...

Assertion : Competitive inhibitor is also called as substrate analogue.
Reason : It resembles the enzymes in structure.

A

If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion

B

If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion

C

If assertion is true but reason is false

D

If both assertion and reson are false.

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C

Competitive inhibition is the inhibition of enzyme activity by the presence of a chemical that competes with the substrate for binding to the active site of the enzyme. The inhibitor chemical is called substrate analogue or a competitive inhibitor. It resembles the substrate in structure and gets bound up to the active site of the enzyme without getting transformed by the later.
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