enzyme
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"PAM is a truly fascinating enzyme because it's the only enzyme we have that's capable of a chemical process called amidation, which increases the half-life or the potency of biologically active peptides," Gloyn said.
From Science Daily • Apr. 12, 2026
This enzyme plays a unique role in activating many hormones in the body, including GLP-1.
From Science Daily • Apr. 12, 2026
The enzyme MOF places chemical tags called histone acetylations onto chromatin.
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
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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