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enzyme

[en-zahym] / ˈɛn zaɪm /




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Vitamin C supports the activity of this enzyme, which helps maintain normal patterns of gene regulation.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 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

The enzyme can digest particular polyesters and biodegradable plastics, but it has another unexpected ability: it can also break down penicillin, suggesting a possible connection to antibiotic resistance.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

What made this particular enzyme especially interesting was how it was positioned on bacterial cells.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

When all is done, a single enzyme molecule has been produced, which then goes about ordering one particular aspect of the chemistry of the cell.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

However, researchers identified statistically significant changes within the blueberry group in the abundance of genes associated with several gut microbial enzymes.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

Some bacteria appear capable of using specialized enzymes to attack biodegradable polyesters, potentially allowing them to exploit these materials as sources of energy and nutrients.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

This approach allowed them to search for genes that might produce enzymes capable of breaking apart plastic polymers.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

Microorganisms evolved enzymes to digest naturally occurring substances, including plant fibers and other complex organic molecules.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

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

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan


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