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OpenStudy (anonymous):

if a patient has a condition that is caused excessive activity of a specific enzyme? how might you design a drug to fix this be specific and decribe 2 options you might consider

OpenStudy (shrutipande9):

I think...I would make a molecule for which the enzyme has greater affinity than the original substrate. This would reduce d activity. Or I would reduce the transcription rate of that enzyme by activating some regulatory protein. If less enzyme then less activity.

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