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Antimetabolite Definitions:
A compound that blocks metabolic pathway function by competitively inhibiting a key enzyme because it closely resembles the normal enzyme substrate.
Prescott's Microbiology 9th Edition by Joanne Willey, Linda Sherwood, Christopher J. Woolverton
A substance such as a drug that competes with, substitutes for, or interferes with a normal metabolite.
Foundations in Microbiology by Kathleen Park Talaro, Arthur Talaro
Antimetabolite Notes:
Antimetabolites are drugs that block the metabolic pathway functions by acting substitutes to the original metabolites during DNA synthesis. These drugs interfere with enzymes necessary for the synthesis of DNA structure.
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