Allosteric inhibition works because It blocks the metabolic pathway keeping enzymatic reactions from taking place

The process causes a change in the shape of the active site, preventing the enzyme from binding further substrates
It uses a negative feedback loop to keep end product levels from becoming too high


The process causes a change in the shape of the active site, preventing the enzyme from binding further substrates

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