feedback inhibition

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feedback inhibition

[′fēd‚bak ‚in·ə‚bish·ən]

(biochemistry)

A cellular control mechanism by which the end product of a series of metabolic reactions inhibits the activity of the first enzyme in the sequence. Also known as allosteric control.

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The essence of this theory is that aging is caused by a progressive loss of sensitivity by the hypothalamus and related structures in the brain to negative feedback inhibition.

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These data demonstrate that calmodulin interaction with TRPC1 is required for feedback inhibition of the TRPC1 channel.

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Endocrine systems with feedback inhibition are considered as well as protein binding, binding kinetics, and the laboratory measurement of bioactive fractions of protein-bound constituents.