Question
Distinguish between Competitive and Allosteric inhibition.
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Answer
| Competitive inhibition | Allosteric inhibition |
| No regulatory function. | Regulation of the metabolic activity by stopping the excess formation of the product. |
| Binds with the active site. | Binds with some other site except active site. |
| Inhibitor shows a very close resemblance to the substrate in the structural organization. | Inhibitor shows no resemblance to the substrate. |
| Inhibitor - not a product of a metabolic pathway. | Inhibitor-produce of the metabolic pathway. |
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