retroinhibition

English

Etymology

From retro- +‎ inhibition.

Noun

retroinhibition (uncountable)

  1. (biochemistry) A form of feedback in a cyclic metabolic pathway in which an end product inhibits an allosteric enzyme that starts the reaction
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