HIV is the virus that causes AIDS.In the mid-1990s,researchers discovered an enzyme in HIV called protease.Once the enzyme's structure was known,researchers began looking for drugs that would fit into the active site and block it.If this strategy for stopping HIV infections were successful,it would be an example of what phenomenon?

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Competitive inhibition occurs when a molecule that is structurally similar to the substrate (in this case the enzyme protease) competes for the active site and blocks it. In this case, researchers are looking for drugs that can fit into the active site of the protease enzyme in HIV, thus blocking it and preventing the virus from causing AIDS.

HIV Is the Virus That Causes AIDS