For the following questions, match the type of modulator with the best description below.
1. irreversible antagonist
2. covalent modulator
3. competitive inhibitor
4. allosteric modulator
A. involved in phosphorylation
B. cannot be displaced by competition
C. bind to proteins away from the active site
D. reversible antagonist
1. B. cannot be displaced by competition
2. A. involved in phosphorylation
3. D. reversible antagonist
4. C. bind to proteins away from the active site
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