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Certain drugs attach to an enzyme at a location different from its active site. What is this binding location called?

1. non-active site
2. allosteric site
3. competitive site
4. therapeutic site

Correct answer: allosteric site

Solution

Drugs that bind at a site other than the active site bind at the allosteric site, changing the enzyme's shape and activity.

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