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Control of Metabolism Through Enzyme Regulation

Feedback inhibition

Feedback inhibition

Metabolic pathways are a series of reactions catalyzed by multiple enzymes. Feedback inhibition, where the end product of the pathway inhibits an earlier step, is an important regulatory mechanism in cells.

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