enzyme
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That's also the case during pregnancy, when hormonal changes suppress the liver enzyme that breaks down caffeine.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
All this time it's also being broken down – or metabolised – by an enzyme in the liver and then flushed out in our urine.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Without this protective enzyme, oxidative stress builds inside tumor cells until the damage becomes overwhelming.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026
That finding helps explain why the enzyme can accurately copy information written using an expanded genetic alphabet.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 5, 2026
The toxin does the deed insidiously, indirectly, by inhibiting an enzyme essential to glycoprotein metabolism.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
One of those enzymes is peroxiredoxin 3, or PRX3, which operates inside mitochondria, the structures that produce much of a cell's energy.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026
Across both ancient and modern samples, populations living closer to tropical regions were more likely to carry genetic variants associated with higher expression of these enzymes.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 27, 2026
The physical changes in the muscles were accompanied by alterations in proteins and enzymes involved in the metabolic processes that produce energy for muscle activity.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 22, 2026
Novonesis—which develops enzymes, probiotics and other biological products—on Thursday posted organic sales growth of 9% on year for the second quarter, ahead of consensus estimates of 7.4%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
It is from the progeny of this parent cell that we take our looks; we still share genes around, and the resemblance of the enzymes of grasses to those of whales is a family resemblance.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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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