A drug that blocks the active site of an enzyme and does not allow a product to be produced is known as a(n)
A) allosteric activator.
B) covalent regulator.
C) feedback inhibitor.
D) allosteric inhibitor.
E) protein kinase.

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An allosteric inhibitor binds to an enzyme at a site other than the active site, causing a change in the enzyme's shape that prevents the substrate from binding to the active site, thus inhibiting the enzyme's activity.

A Drug That Blocks the Active Site of an Enzyme