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enzyme

[en-zahym] / ˈɛn zaɪm /




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ION224 blocks an enzyme known as DGAT2, which helps the liver produce and store fat.

From Science Daily • May 27, 2026

Because cPLA2 also supports healthy brain function, scientists needed to find a way to reduce its harmful activity without completely shutting the enzyme down.

From Science Daily • May 26, 2026

One good test, she says, looks for an enzyme called myeloperoxidase, which can indicate arterial inflammation.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

Researchers at the Indiana University School of Medicine have identified a potential new way to treat Alzheimer's disease by targeting an enzyme in the brain called IDOL.

From Science Daily • May 20, 2026

The changes are made in orderly fashion, step by step, each step directed and controlled by an enzyme of so specialized a function that it does this one thing and nothing else.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson




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