- An
enzyme (/ˈɛnzaɪm/) is a
protein that acts as a
biological catalyst by
accelerating chemical reactions. The
molecules upon
which enzymes may act are...
- 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...
- The
enzyme-linked
immunosorbent ****ay (ELISA) (/ɪˈlaɪzə/, /ˌiːˈlaɪzə/) is a
commonly used
analytical biochemistry ****ay,
first described by Eva Engvall...
- Angiotensin-converting-
enzyme inhibitors (ACE inhibitors) are a
class of
medication used
primarily for the
treatment of high
blood pressure and
heart failure...
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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...
- The
Enzyme Commission number (EC number) is a
numerical classification scheme for
enzymes,
based on the
chemical reactions they catalyze. As a system...
- The
enzyme unit, or
international unit for
enzyme (symbol U,
sometimes also IU) is a unit of
enzyme's catalytic activity. 1 U (μmol/min) is
defined as...
