Which term describes how a cell regulates a metabolic pathway when the product of the pathway inhibits the enzyme that controls its formation (as the product accumulates it binds to an enzyme in the pathway and prevents it from working)?

Which term describes how a cell regulates a metabolic pathway when the product of the pathway inhibits the enzyme that controls its formation (as the product accumulates it binds to an enzyme in the pathway and prevents it from working)?

Concepts of Biology

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Chapter4: How Cells Obtain Energy

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 16CTQ: With regard to enzymes, why are vitamins and minerals necessary for good health? Give examples.

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Chemical pathways by which living things function, especially those that provide cellular energy, such as the transformation of energy from food into the energy of ATP. Metabolism also focuses on chemical pathways involving the synthesis of new biomolecules and the elimination of waste.

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