Explain how competitive inhibitors work?

Competitive inhibitors, compete for the active site. They have a similar shape to the substrate and so can bind to the active site and prevent the substrate from binding. This means the subtrate cannot bind so fewer enzyme-substrate complexes are formed. 

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