Nitisinone is an example of
Correct Answer: Substrate reduction therapy
Description: Nitisinone is prescribed for infantile tyrosinemia because it decreases production of the substrate (fumarylacetoacetate) for the hydrolase, thus decreasing the velocity of the reaction preventing substrate accumulation.
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