About The Word Enzyme
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Enzyme
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What's The Definition Of Enzyme?
[n] any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions
Synonyms | Synonyms for Enzyme: Related Terms | Find terms related to Enzyme: beta-amylase | carbohydrase | coenzyme | deoxyribonuclease | digestant | digester | digestive | esterase | holoenzyme | insulinase | lipase | lipoxidase | pepsin | polynucleotidase | protease | proteolytic enzyme | ribonuclease | saccharase | saccharifying enzyme See Also | accelerator | active site | ADA | adenosine deaminase | amylase | beta-lactamase | catalase | catalyst | cholinesterase | chymosin | coagulase | complement | Cox | cyclooxygenase | decarboxylase | de-iodinase | disaccharidase | enterokinase | fibrinolysin | histaminase | hyaluronidase | Hyazyme | isomerase | kinase | lipase | lysozyme | MAO | monoamine oxidase | muramidase | nitrogenase | nuclease | oxidase | oxidoreductase | papain | penicillinase | pepsin | pepsinogen | peptidase | phosphatase | plasmin | polymerase | protease | protein | proteinase | proteolytic enzyme | reductase | rennin | secretase | SOD | spreading factor | streptodornase | streptokinase | superoxide dismutase | telomerase | transferase | trypsin | zymase Enzyme In Webster's Dictionary \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.
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