enzyme
n. protein which catalyzes chemical processes | ||||
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Enzymes Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
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enzyme
Noun
1. any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions
(hypernym) protein
(hyponym) adenosine deaminase, ADA
(part-meronym) active site
Noun
1. any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions
(hypernym) protein
(hyponym) adenosine deaminase, ADA
(part-meronym) active site
Enzymes Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
| EUFIC Nutrition Glossary |
Enzymes
Proteins which catalyse the reactions of metabolism, speeding them up without themselves being used up in the reaction. Each enzyme is specific for a given substrate and/or reaction.
Proteins which catalyse the reactions of metabolism, speeding them up without themselves being used up in the reaction. Each enzyme is specific for a given substrate and/or reaction.
Enzymes Definition from Society & Culture Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Environmental Engineering (English ver.) |
enzymes (EN-zimes)
Organic substances (produced by living organisms) which cause or speed up chemical reactions. Organic catalysts and/or biochemical catalysts.
Organic substances (produced by living organisms) which cause or speed up chemical reactions. Organic catalysts and/or biochemical catalysts.
Enzymes Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Enzyme
Enzymes are proteins that catalyze (i.e. accelerate) chemical reactions. In enzymatic reactions, the molecules at the beginning of the process are called substrates, and the enzyme converts them into different molecules, the products. Almost all processes in a biological cell need enzymes in order to occur at significant rates. Since enzymes are extremely selective for their substrates and speed up only a few reactions from among many possibilities, the set of enzymes made in a cell determines which metabolic pathways occur in that cell.
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