Many medicinal drugs are transition state analogs.They are good drugs because they can interact with the target enzyme active site and are
A) higher in energy than the transition state.
B) identical in structure to the transition state.
C) stable.
D) polar.

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Transition state analogs are stable compounds that mimic the transition state of a substrate in an enzyme-catalyzed reaction, allowing them to bind effectively to the enzyme's active site without being converted into products.

Many Medicinal Drugs Are Transition State Analogs