Many drugs are manufactured that tend to bind to an enzyme's active site more quickly than the substrate the enzyme normally binds. What quality allows the drug to be attracted to the active site more readily than the substrate?
A)competition
B)the lock- and- key model
C)chemical specificity
D)affinity
E)saturation

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Affinity refers to the strength of the attraction between the enzyme's active site and the drug, allowing the drug to bind more readily than the substrate.

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