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enzyme

[en-zahym] / ˈɛn zaɪm /




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The researchers traced this effect to reduced activity of an enzyme required for D-serine synthesis, which itself appears to be regulated by Menin.

From Science Daily • May 24, 2026

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

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

One enzyme organizes the molecule into the correct three dimensional structure, while the second transforms it into mitraphylline itself.

From Science Daily • May 13, 2026

The 3D portion acts as an RNA polymerase, an enzyme that copies viral RNA so the virus can reproduce.

From Science Daily • May 13, 2026

“Then”—Mom is laughing now—“there’s some sort of other number, some enzyme ratio level, that’s supposed to be between ten and thirty, and Jordan’s is one eighty!”

From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini




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