Enzyme Regulation EXPLAINED! 🐧

Опубликовано: 23 Март 2026
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#physiology #enzymes #viagra #chemistrybasics

Enzyme modulation. Competitive vs. non-competitive inhibitors. Allosteric inducers. Michaelis-Menten kinetics. Do these terms give you heart palpitations? Let’s dive into the world of enzymes and how to control them, because an understanding of these topics will help you to understand how MANY modern drugs work… including the example I’ll be using: Viagra!

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Video Chapters:
Intro: 0:00
Video outline: 0:05
Enzyme review: 0:28
Free energy graph: 0:47
Enzyme as helper analogy: 0:58
Terminology: 1:20
Enzyme modulation is an essential, continuous process: 1:48
Enzyme affinity CHANGES analogy: 2:23
Types of enzyme modulators: 2:49
Competitive vs. allosteric modulators: 3:19
So What? Erections and Viagra: 4:17
Enzyme kinetics (Michaelis-Menten Kinetics): 5:57
Outro: 9:42

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