enzyme
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Light is generated when an enzyme breaks down a specific small molecule, meaning no bright external light is needed.
From Science Daily
Woodstock’s bananas are steamed and mashed with “proprietary enzymes” to release nutrients.
From Los Angeles Times
A single genetic change that affects GPX4 disrupts a previously unrecognized feature of the enzyme's function.
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These enzymes appear to participate in a previously unrecognized "metabolic feedback loop" that helps maintain balanced TOR activity.
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RNA polymerase II, also called Pol II, is the enzyme responsible for transcribing protein-coding genes in eukaryotic cells.
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