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

HIV is the virus that causes AIDS. In the mid-1990s, A) vaccination
B) denaturation
C) allosteric regulation
D) competitive inhibition


Answer: D

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