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How do drngs prevent attachment «if natural substrate on active site

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Drugs prevent attachment ofnatural substrate on active site by two ways: I) Drugs compete with natural substrate for their attachment on the active site ofenzymes and calledcompetitive inhibitors. il) Drugs do not bind to the active site ofenzyme. They bind to the different site ofenzyme an change the shape of active site.
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