Enzyme synonyms

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protein
(Nutrition) One of three major classes of food or source of food energy (4 kcal/gram) abundant in animal-derived foods (ie: meat) and some vegetables, such as legumes. see carbohydrate and fat for the other two major classes
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ferment
An agent, such as an enzyme, bacterium, or fungus, that brings about fermentation.
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carbohydrase
Any of various enzymes, such as amylase, that catalyze the hydrolysis of a carbohydrate.
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pepsin
A digestive enzyme in the gastric juice of stomach secretions that catalyzes the splitting of proteins into smaller, more absorptive peptides
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protease
Any of various enzymes, including the endopeptidases and exopeptidases, that catalyze the hydrolytic breakdown of proteins into peptides or amino acids.
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amino-acid (related)
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A suffix used to form the names of enzymes. It is often added to the name of the compound that the enzyme breaks down, as in lactase, which breaks down lactose. It is also added to a word describing the enzyme's activity, as in transferase, which catalyzes the transfer of a chemical group from one molecule to another, or reductase, which catalyzes the reduction of an organic compound.
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coenzyme
(Biochemistry) Any small molecule that is necessary for the functioning of an enzyme.
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deoxyribonuclease
(Biochemistry, genetics) Any of several enzymes that catalyze the cleavage of DNA.
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esterase
Any of various enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of an ester.
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holoenzyme
(Biochemistry) A haloenzyme.
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insulinase
(Biochemistry) Any enzyme that inactivates insulin
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lipoxidase
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ribonuclease
Any of various enzymes that break down RNA.
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peptide (related)
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glutathione (related)
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trypsin (related)
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enzymatic (related)
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peroxidase (related)
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tyrosine (related)
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laccase (related)
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oxidase (related)
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proteinase (related)
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proteolytic (related)
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arginine (related)
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glutamate (related)
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tryptophan (related)
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lipase
Any of a group of enzymes, esp. from the pancreas, that aid in digestion by hydrolyzing fats into fatty acids and glycerol
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renin
(Biochemistry) An circulating enzyme released by mammalian kidneys that converts angiotensinogen to angiotensin-I. Because its activity ultimately leads to formation of angiotensin-II and aldosterone, this hormone plays a role in maintaining blood pressure.
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digestant
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yeast
A powdered or compressed commercial preparation of yeast cells, used chiefly as a leavening agent or as a dietary supplement.
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leaven
(Figuratively) Anything that makes a general assimilating (especially a corrupting) change in the mass.
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organic catalyst
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catalyst
Catalyst is defined as a substance that speeds up the rate of a chemical reaction.
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barm
A small, flat, round individual loaf or roll of bread.
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amylase
Any of a group of enzymes that are present in saliva, pancreatic juice, and parts of plants and catalyze the hydrolysis of starch to sugar to produce carbohydrate derivatives.
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beta-amylase
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Enzyme Sentence Examples

  • Such an enzyme is the pepsin of the stomach of the higher animals.

  • These genetic defects are found in infants who are missing a necessary enzyme or protein.

  • But this has not been proved, and hitherto no enzyme has been separated from a pathogenic bacterium capable of forming, by digestive or other action, the toxic bodies from proteids outside the body.

  • The enzyme in plants which breaks down starch is sometimes called diastase.

  • Iron is essential for important enzyme reactions, growth, and maintaining a healthy immune system.

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