Understanding how enzyme inhibition works can really help in creating better medicines. Here are some key points to know:

1. Types of Inhibition:

   • Competitive Inhibition: This is when blockers (called inhibitors) compete with the usual chemicals (called substrates) that want to attach to the enzyme. This can make it harder for the enzyme to do its job, which raises the amount needed for the substrate to work, but the maximum amount of work the enzyme can do stays the same.
   • Non-competitive Inhibition: In this case, inhibitors attach to a different part of the enzyme. This makes the maximum work the enzyme can do go down, but it doesn’t change how much substrate is needed.
   • Uncompetitive Inhibition: Here, inhibitors attach only when the substrate is already connected to the enzyme. This leads to a decrease in both how much substrate is needed and how much work the enzyme can do.

2. Mechanisms: Understanding how these inhibitors work helps scientists guess how drugs might interact with other substances and how safe they are to use.

3. Statistics: Around 60% of the drugs we have today target enzymes. By learning more about how enzymes work, we can help new drugs succeed better. Right now, only about 10% of new drug ideas end up working well.

By learning about enzyme inhibition, we can create smarter and safer medicines!