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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

The process involves an enzyme called carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1, or CPT1.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

The study, "A pilot study of daily blueberry intake modulates the gut microbiota enzyme commissions in older, sedentary adults with mild depressive symptoms," was published in the Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

Its genetic instructions included a secretion signal that directs the enzyme outside the cell, along with a lipid anchor that holds it firmly to the cell membrane.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

It is my own feeling that the most successful line of research will be that taken by the men studying enzyme imbalances.

From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes

Members of the order Xylariales are known for producing a variety of specialized chemical compounds and enzymes capable of breaking down complex molecules in plants.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026

This approach allowed them to search for genes that might produce enzymes capable of breaking apart plastic polymers.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

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

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

These enzymes are well known for their role in antibiotic resistance.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

My nuclei code out the outer membranes of each, and a good many of the enzymes attached to the cristae must be synthesized by me.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas


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