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Definition of Enzyme
1. Noun. Any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions.
Specialized synonyms: Ada, Adenosine Deaminase, Amylase, Cholinesterase, Coagulase, Collagenase, Complement, Catalase, Cox, Cyclooxygenase, Decarboxylase, De-iodinase, Disaccharidase, Elastase, Enterokinase, Histaminase, Hyaluronidase, Hyazyme, Spreading Factor, Isomerase, Kinase, Lipase, Lysozyme, Muramidase, Mao, Monoamine Oxidase, Nitrogenase, Nuclease, Oxidase, Oxidoreductase, Papain, Beta-lactamase, Penicillinase, Pepsin, Pepsinogen, Phosphatase, Fibrinolysin, Plasmin, Polymerase, Peptidase, Protease, Proteinase, Proteolytic Enzyme, Reductase, Chymosin, Rennin, Secretase, Streptodornase, Streptokinase, Sod, Superoxide Dismutase, Telomerase, Transferase, Trypsin, Urease, Zymase
Generic synonyms: Accelerator, Catalyst, Protein
Derivative terms: Enzymatic
Definition of Enzyme
1. n. 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.
Definition of Enzyme
1. Noun. (biochemistry) A globular protein that catalyses a biological chemical reaction. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Enzyme
1. a complex protein [n -S] : ENZYMIC [adj]
Medical Definition of Enzyme
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Enzyme
Literary usage of Enzyme
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Principles of General Physiology by William Maddock Bayliss (1920)
"The exponential ratio of the concentration of the enzyme to its activity receives
a satisfactory explanation on this adsorption theory, as will be plain ..."
2. The Journal of Heredity by American Genetic Association (1917)
"enzyme I is essential to the production of any color, but by itself only produces
... enzyme I-II is also more efficient than enzyme I in another way. ..."
3. Chemical Abstracts by American Chemical Society (1916)
"The action of the enzyme upon the substrate has a normal temp, coefficient.
The same amt. of enzyme causes, at higher temps., ..."
4. The Journal of Experimental Medicine by Rockefeller University, Rockefeller Institute, Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research (1922)
"That leucocytes contain an enzyme or enzymes capable of splitting native proteins
to simpler nitrogenous compounds is an accepted fact at the present time. ..."
5. A Dictionary of Applied Chemistry by Thomas Edward Thorpe (1912)
"enzyme, deviates considerably from what we should expect on the basis of the law
of mass ... Such experiments show that the enzyme, instead of inverting a ..."
6. Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (1903)
"enzyme activities (Tables II and III) are expressed as activity per milligram
pituitary tissue, activity per milligram protein, and activity per pituitary ..."
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