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Inhibitor vs Uncoupler - What's the difference?

inhibitor | uncoupler |

As nouns the difference between inhibitor and uncoupler

is that inhibitor is any substance capable of stopping or slowing a specific chemical reaction while uncoupler is anything that uncouples.

inhibitor

English

(wikipedia inhibitor)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (chemistry) Any substance capable of stopping or slowing a specific chemical reaction.
  • (biology) Any substance capable of stopping or slowing a specific biological process

    • Derived terms

    * inhibitory

    See also

    * catalyst ----

    uncoupler

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Anything that uncouples.
  • (biochemistry) Any substance that inhibits ATP synthesis by breaking its connection with the electron transport system.