AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Final answer: In the feedback inhibition mechanism to control the rate of a metabolic pathway, the end product of the pathway acts as an allosteric inhibitor.

Detailed explanation-2: -Feedback inhibition is a cellular control mechanism in which an enzyme’s activity is inhibited by the enzyme’s end product.

Detailed explanation-3: -Feedback inhibition, where the end product of the pathway inhibits an earlier step, is an important regulatory mechanism in cells. The production of both amino acids and nucleotides is controlled through feedback inhibition. For an example of feedback inhibition, consider ATP.

Detailed explanation-4: -End product inhibition is also known as feedback inhibition. Here the end product of a metabolic pathway inhibits the enzyme involved in early reactions. Enzymes are proteins which speed up chemical reactions.

Detailed explanation-5: -When the product of a biosynthetic pathway inhibits the first enzyme in the pathway, this is called feedback inhibition. Usually, feedback inhibition acts at the first committed step of the pathway.