noncompetitive inhibition

noncompetitive inhibition definition - medical

non·com·pet·i·tive inhibition (nŏnˌkəm-pĕtˈĭ-tĭv)

noun
Enzyme inhibition in which the inhibiting compound does not compete with the natural substrate for the active site on the enzyme but inhibits reaction by combining with the enzyme-substrate complex after the complex is formed.

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