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enzyme

[en-zahym] / ˈɛn zaɪm /




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This enzyme helps regulate the production of certain unsaturated fatty acids.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026

They found that excessive fibronectin interferes with communication between cells by activating abnormal signals through integrins, proteins that help cells sense and respond to their surroundings, and an enzyme known as focal adhesion kinase.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026

Laboratory experiments confirmed that the newly discovered enzyme was capable of performing both types of chemical reactions.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

However, demonstrating that an enzyme can chemically break down penicillin in the laboratory does not establish that it provides antibiotic resistance to living bacteria.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

They carry not only instructions about eye color, height, nose shape, enzyme production, microphage resistance, but a story, too.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides

"Vitamin C is important because it is involved in a range of biological functions, including the activity of enzymes that regulate normal cell function."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026

Participants who consumed blueberries regularly experienced a greater and more consistent reduction in depressive symptoms, along with subtle changes in genes associated with gut microbial enzymes.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

Although it resembled esterases, which are known for breaking down ester bonds, it also shared structural similarities with another important family of bacterial enzymes: beta-lactamases.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

Depolymerases are enzymes that break large molecules called polymers into smaller chemical units.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

The detoxification is accomplished by one of the enzymes of the liver.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson


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