enzyme
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To narrow the search, the team focused on an enzyme called prohormone convertase 1/3, which cuts proteins at specific locations and has been linked to obesity.
From Science Daily • Apr. 12, 2026
It helps release RNA Polymerase II, the enzyme that drives genes into active transcription.
From Science Daily • Apr. 9, 2026
Instead of helping long term, shutting down this enzyme may raise the chances of chronic liver damage and cancer as people age.
From Science Daily • Mar. 23, 2026
Scientists have uncovered a surprising risk linked to blocking a cellular enzyme once believed to protect against fatty liver disease.
From Science Daily • Mar. 23, 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
Vocabulary lists containing enzyme
Cell Biology - High School
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Florida EOC Biology 1
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Genetics - High School
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