Substances that plug up an enzyme's active site are ______.
A) enzyme substrates
B) enzyme inhibitors
C) induced fit factors
D) enzyme products

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Enzyme inhibitors are substances that bind to an enzyme and inhibit its activity. They can do so by blocking the active site, which prevents the enzyme from binding to its substrate and carrying out its catalytic function. Therefore, substances that plug up an enzyme's active site are enzyme inhibitors. The other choices are not correct, as enzyme substrates are the molecules that bind to an enzyme and are converted into products, induced fit factors refer to the conformational changes that occur when an enzyme binds to its substrate, and enzyme products are the molecules that are formed at the end of an enzymatic reaction.

Substances That Plug Up an Enzyme's Active Site Are ______