During the production of the amino acid tryptophan, the final product (tryptophan) slows the process when it is found in high levels (high supply, low demand) in the cell by binding to an enzyme in the metabolic pathway. When tryptophan is at low levels in the cell (low supply, high demand), it is released from the enzyme and the production process increases. This is an example of positive feedback  irreversible inhibition  competitive inhibition  feedback inhibition  noncompetitive inhibition

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During the production of the amino acid tryptophan, the final product (tryptophan) slows the process when it is found in high levels (high supply, low demand) in the cell by binding to an enzyme in the metabolic pathway. When tryptophan is at low levels in the cell (low supply, high demand), it is released from the enzyme and the production process increases. This is an example of

positive feedback 
irreversible inhibition 
competitive inhibition 
feedback inhibition 
noncompetitive inhibition 
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