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enzyme

[en-zahym] / ˈɛn zaɪm /




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He goes on to emphasize that what Claude found — a previously uncharacterized enzyme system found in viruses that infect bacteria — isn’t necessarily going to be useful.

From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2026

It also demonstrates how targeted protein degradation can expose biological functions that may remain invisible when researchers rely only on traditional enzyme inhibitors.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026

In other words, studying what the enzyme chemically does is not enough to explain its influence on 6-TG.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026

Instead, they combined microbial physiology, native enzyme purification, biochemistry and structural biology.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026

It might be a microbe, a strand of lost nucleic acid, a molecule of enzyme, or a nameless hairless little being with sharp gray eyes.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas

The team also used specialized enzymes called lactonases to remove AHL signals.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026

The researchers have described it as a gerozyme, a term for enzymes that become more abundant with age and contribute to the gradual loss of tissue function.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

All the more reason to pour cold water on outrageous claims about flagging little enzymes in huge databases.

From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2026

The company’s press release goes into more detail, but basically says that Claude was prompted to search through a massive database of DNA sequences for reverse transcriptases, enzymes that copy RNA into DNA.

From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2026

Some of them feebly control useful chemical reactions, as enzymes do.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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