Preferred Label : inhibition;
IUPAC definition : The decrease in rate of reaction brought about by the addition of a substance inhibitor),
by virtue of its effect on the concentration of a reactant, catalyst or reaction intermediate.
For example, molecular oxygen and i p /i -benzoquinone can react as 'inhibitors'
in many reactions involving radicals as intermediates by virtue of their ability to
act as scavengers toward these radicals. If the rate of a reaction in the absence
of inhibitor is v 0 and that in the presence of a certain amount of inhibitor is v,
the degree of inhibition (i) is given by: \[i \frac{v_{0}- v}{v_{0}}\];
Origin ID : I03034;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
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The decrease in rate of reaction brought about by the addition of a substance inhibitor),
by virtue of its effect on the concentration of a reactant, catalyst or reaction intermediate.
For example, molecular oxygen and i p /i -benzoquinone can react as 'inhibitors'
in many reactions involving radicals as intermediates by virtue of their ability to
act as scavengers toward these radicals. If the rate of a reaction in the absence
of inhibitor is v 0 and that in the presence of a certain amount of inhibitor is v,
the degree of inhibition (i) is given by: \[i \frac{v_{0}- v}{v_{0}}\]
