What is an enzyme inhibitor? And what are their effects on plasma membrane?
Enzyme inhibitors are molecules that bind to enzymes and decrease their activity. Since blocking an enzyme’s activity can kill a pathogen or correct a metabolic imbalance, many drugs are enzyme inhibitors. They are also used as herbicides and pesticides. Not all molecules that bind to enzymes are inhibitors; enzyme activators bind to enzymes and increase their enzymatic activity. and click on this site to read more… http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enzyme_inhibitor http://www.elmhurst.edu/~chm/vchembook/573inhibit.
