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ENZYME INHIBITOR [1 record]

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Record 1 1999-05-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biochemistry
DEF

An agent that prevents the normal action of an enzyme without destroying it.

CONT

Since known pharmacological agents do inhibit enzymes and since some diseases are associated with excessive or unregulated enzyme activities, it was reasoned that enzyme inhibitor from microbial broths might exhibit valuable pharmacological activities.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biochimie
CONT

L'inhibition enzymatique est un phénomène au cours duquel un inhibiteur exerce une répression sur l'activité d'un enzyme. L'inhibiteur peut-être un produit de la chaîne de synthèse.

OBS

Ne pas confondre avec «antienzyme» (voir cette fiche), que la source LAROG (Grand dict. encycl. Larousse) donne à tort comme le synonyme de «inhibiteur enzymatique».

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Bioquímica
DEF

Agente que inhibe la acción normal de una enzima sin destruirla.

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