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Substrate vs Pseudosubstrate - What's the difference?

substrate | pseudosubstrate |

As nouns the difference between substrate and pseudosubstrate

is that substrate is while pseudosubstrate is (label) any substance that mimics the substrate of an enzyme and thus inhibits its activity.

substrate

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (biochemistry) What an enzyme acts upon.
  • (biology) A surface on which an organism grows or to which it is attached.
  • The rock surface of a rockpool is the substrate for a sessile organism such as a limpet.
  • An underlying layer; a substratum.
  • (linguistics) A language that is replaced in a population by another language and that influences the language imposed on its speakers.
  • (plating) A metal which is plated with another metal which has different physical properties.
  • (construction) A surface to which a substance adheres.
  • The substance lining the bottom edge of an enclosure.
  • The substrate of an aquarium can affect the water's acidity.
    Stream substrate affects fish longevity.

    Verb

    (substrat)
  • (obsolete) To strew or lay under.
  • * Boyle
  • The melted glass being supported by the substrated sand.

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having very slight furrows.
  • pseudosubstrate

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (label) Any substance that mimics the substrate of an enzyme and thus inhibits its activity
  • Synonyms

    * decoy substrate