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competitive inhibition

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competitive inhibition [kəm′ped·əd·iv ‚in·ə′bish·ən]
(biochemistry)
Enzyme inhibition in which the inhibitor competes with the natural substrate for the active site of the enzyme; may be overcome by increasing substrate concentration.


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Specificity of SV40 seroreactivity in macaques has recently been demonstrated by competitive inhibition assays (4).
19) Competitive inhibition of signaling proteins and peptides via analogues also holds great promise, and several strategies are being studied.
GRN163L binding to hTR results in direct, competitive inhibition of telomerase enzymatic activity.
 
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