What is the difference between competitive inhibition and non-competitive inhibition?
A competitive inhibitor blocks the active site and can be overcome by more substrate; a non-competitive inhibitor binds elsewhere and cannot.
A competitive inhibitor blocks the active site and can be overcome by more substrate; a non-competitive inhibitor binds elsewhere and cannot. A reliable way to keep them apart is to focus on what each one is defined by, not just the similar-sounding words.
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competitive inhibition vs non-competitive inhibition
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