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enzyme

[en-zahym] / ˈɛn zaɪm /




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The enzyme MOF places chemical tags called histone acetylations onto chromatin.

From Science Daily • Apr. 9, 2026

The new findings show that mice engineered to lack the CSE enzyme develop problems with memory and learning.

From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2026

The enzyme needed to produce CoA is located mainly outside mitochondria.

From Science Daily • Mar. 11, 2026

These microscopic compartments concentrate carbon dioxide around the enzyme, allowing it to operate more efficiently.

From Science Daily • Mar. 11, 2026

The soft drink had been named for the digestive enzyme pepsin, he sagely told us, and so was suited to the task.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides




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