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Enzyme Repression

Medical Definition:	The interference in synthesis of an enzyme due to the elevated level of an effector substance, usually a metabolite, whose presence would cause depression of the gene responsible for enzyme synthesis.
Guide Notes:	IM for general only; NIM with specific enzyme /biosyn (IM)

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