What is it: A Process Control Plan (PCP) is a summary of defect prevention and reactive detection techniques. The overall intent of the PCP is to control the product characteristics and the associated process variables to ensure capability (around the identified target or nominal) and stability of the product over time.
Various compounds can reduce the activity of enzymes. They may act in a variety of different ways, and indeed may be reversible or irreversible inhibitors of the enzyme. An irreversible inhibitor causes covalent modification of the enzyme, so that its activity is permanently reduced.
An example of a medicinal enzyme inhibitor is sildenafil (Viagra), a common treatment for male erectile dysfunction. Drugs also are used to inhibit enzymes needed for the survival of pathogens. For example, bacteria are surrounded by a thick cell wall made of a net-like polymer called peptidoglycan.