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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

Both 1 and 2 are correct

B

1 is correct and 2 is incorrect

C

1 is incorrect and 2 is correct

D

Both are incorrect.

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The correct Answer is:
B
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