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Enzyme
Enzyme En"zyme, n. [Pref. en- (Gr. ? in) + Gr. ? leaven.]
(Physiol. Chem.)
An unorganized or unformed ferment, in distinction from an
organized or living ferment; a soluble, or chemical, ferment.
Ptyalin, pepsin, diastase, and rennet are good examples of
enzymes.
Meaning of Enzyme from wikipedia
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accelerate chemical reactions. The
molecules upon
which enzymes may act are
called substrates, and the
enzyme converts the
substrates into
different molecules...
- An
enzyme inhibitor is a
molecule that
binds to an
enzyme and
blocks its activity.
Enzymes are
proteins that
speed up
chemical reactions necessary for...
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Digestive enzymes are a
group of
enzymes that
break down
polymeric macromolecules into
their smaller building blocks, in
order to
facilitate their absorption...
- A
restriction enzyme,
restriction endonuclease, or
restrictase is an
enzyme that
cleaves DNA into
fragments at or near
specific recognition sites within...
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Enzyme catalysis is the
increase in the rate of a
process by a
biological molecule, an "
enzyme". Most
enzymes are proteins, and most such
processes are...
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Enzyme kinetics is the
study of the
rates of
enzyme-catalysed
chemical reactions. In
enzyme kinetics, the
reaction rate is
measured and the
effects of...
- The
enzyme-linked
immunosorbent ****ay (ELISA) (/ɪˈlaɪzə/, /ˌiːˈlaɪzə/) is a
commonly used
analytical biochemistry ****ay,
first described by Eva Engvall...
- a non-protein
chemical compound or
metallic ion that is
required for an
enzyme's role as a
catalyst (a
catalyst is a
substance that
increases the rate...
- The
Enzyme Commission number (EC number) is a
numerical classification scheme for
enzymes,
based on the
chemical reactions they catalyze. As a system...
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expression of the gene
coding for the
enzyme.[page needed] It is the
opposite of an
enzyme repressor.
Enzyme activator Enzyme inhibitor Regulation of gene expression...
