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enzyme

[en-zahym] / ˈɛn zaɪm /




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He goes on to emphasize that what Claude found — a previously uncharacterized enzyme system found in viruses that infect bacteria — isn’t necessarily going to be useful.

From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2026

One of the biggest improvements came from eliminating enzyme treatments that had previously been included in the process.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 27, 2026

This allowed them to determine the molecular structure of the enzyme at near-atomic resolution.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026

"How do they do it, in such heat? And how can the enzyme splitting the N2 triple bond work under these conditions?"

From Science Daily ● Sep. 19, 2026

The balance is delicate and government veterinarians have found that repeated small doses can gradually deplete an animal’s supply of the protective enzyme cholinesterase, so that without warning a minute additional dose will cause poisoning.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

All the more reason to pour cold water on outrageous claims about flagging little enzymes in huge databases.

From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2026

The company’s press release goes into more detail, but basically says that Claude was prompted to search through a massive database of DNA sequences for reverse transcriptases, enzymes that copy RNA into DNA.

From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2026

Their study, published in Nature Communications, points to a surprising role for caspases, enzymes best known for helping destroy cells.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026

Researchers at the University of California San Diego have now shown that one of biology's most important enzymes can accurately read and transcribe a much larger version containing eight genetic letters.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 5, 2026

If a mistake is made, there are enzymes which snip the mistake out and replace the wrong nucleotide by the right one.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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