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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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Enzymes (/ˈɛnzaɪmz/) are
proteins that act as
biological catalysts by
accelerating chemical reactions. The
molecules upon
which enzymes may act are called...
- 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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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...
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Digestive enzymes take part in the
chemical process of digestion,
which follows the
mechanical process of digestion. Food
consists of
macromolecules of...
- A
restriction enzyme,
restriction endonuclease, REase,
ENase or
restrictase is an
enzyme that
cleaves DNA into
fragments at or near
specific recognition...
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Enzyme catalysis is the
increase in the rate of a
process by an "
enzyme", a
biological molecule. Most
enzymes are proteins, and most such
processes are...
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Enzyme ****ays are
laboratory methods for
measuring enzymatic activity. They are
vital for the
study of
enzyme kinetics and
enzyme inhibition. The quantity...
- 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 of...
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Industrial enzymes are
enzymes that are
commercially used in a
variety of
industries such as pharmaceuticals,
chemical production, biofuels, food and...
- The
enzyme-linked
immunosorbent ****ay (ELISA) (/ɪˈlaɪzə/, /ˌiːˈlaɪzə/) is a
commonly used
analytical biochemistry ****ay,
first described by Eva Engvall...
