Enzyme inducer

An enzyme inducer is a type of drug that increases the metabolic activity of an enzyme either by binding to the enzyme and activating it, or by increasing the expression of the gene coding for the enzyme.[1] It is the opposite of an enzyme repressor.

See also

• Enzyme activator
• Enzyme inhibitor
• Regulation of gene expression

References

1. Stanbury PF, Whitaker A, Hall SJ (2013). Principles of Fermentation Technology (2nd ed.). Elsevier. ISBN 9781483292915. Retrieved 1 August 2016.

External links

• Hepatic enzyme inducers
• Hepatic enzyme inhibitors