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enzyme

[en-zahym] / ˈɛn zaɪm /




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The researchers discovered that MTCH2 physically interacts with CPT1 and influences how strongly this regulatory signal affects the enzyme.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

This enzyme helps regulate the production of certain unsaturated fatty acids.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026

One of the most important discoveries concerns TET2, an enzyme that helps prevent cancerous growth by controlling whether particular genes are switched "on" or "off."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026

Vitamin C supports the activity of this enzyme, which helps maintain normal patterns of gene regulation.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 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

BFT belongs to a class of enzymes called proteases, which cut other proteins.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026

Participants who consumed blueberries regularly experienced a greater and more consistent reduction in depressive symptoms, along with subtle changes in genes associated with gut microbial enzymes.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

Depolymerases are enzymes that break large molecules called polymers into smaller chemical units.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

Although it resembled esterases, which are known for breaking down ester bonds, it also shared structural similarities with another important family of bacterial enzymes: beta-lactamases.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

But since there was no reason to rule out the participation of specific enzymes, I saw no need to be unduly disturbed.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson


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