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One of the treatments for breast cancer is the administration ofselective aromatase inhibitors. Aromatase is an enzyme involved inthe synthesis of various estrogens, such as estrone and estradiol.Aromatase inhibitors can be divided into two categories, type I andtype II. Type I inhibitors are irreversible inhibitors ofaromatase. Type II inhibitors are competitive inhibitors ofaromatase. Given what you know about enzyme inhibition, explain thedifferences between irreversible and competitive enzymeinhibition.

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Enzyme inhibitors also occur naturally and are involved in the regulation of metabolism as enzymes in a metabolic pathway can be inhibited by downstream productsThe binding of an inhibitor can stop a substrate    See Answer
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