Title and Description Writing Wizard Quiz

Arteriosclerosis is the general term for the thickening and hardening of arteries, while atherosclerosis is a specific type of arteriosclerosis caused by plaques building up inside the arteries.

Inhibitors physically bind to the active site of an enzyme and compete with the substrate for that active site. The effect of the inhibitor can be counteracted by adding excess substrate to bind the enzyme. Non-competitive inhibitors do not compete with the substrate but look for areas other than the active site, known as the allosteric site. Uncompetitive inhibitors bind to the enzyme substrate complex, and increasing substrate concentration results in increased inhibition.

The plaques that cause atherosclerosis are made up of cholesterol, fatty substances, cellular waste products, calcium, and fibrin.