enzyme
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Known as hormone-sensitive lipase, or HSL, the enzyme was thought to work mainly as the body's emergency fuel switch, helping release stored fat when energy runs low.
From Science Daily • May 8, 2026
DNA molecules in our skin have evolved so that they can repair their sun-contorted shape with the help of an enzyme called photolyase.
From BBC • May 7, 2026
The enzyme forms a precise bond that links the ends of a peptide without needing extra "leader" sequences, which are typically required for enzymes to recognize their targets.
From Science Daily • Apr. 28, 2026
The team found that this process depends on a mitochondrial enzyme called pyruvate carboxylase.
From Science Daily • Apr. 20, 2026
There is a recursion here that is worth noting: like all proteins, DNA polymerase, the enzyme that enables DNA to replicate, is itself the product of a gene.*
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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