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enzyme

[en-zahym] / ˈɛn zaɪm /




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Food and Drug Administration approved Avlayah, which taps the transferrin receptor to bring in the enzyme that is missing from the brain cells of children born with Hunter Syndrome.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

Similar treatments for the enzyme deficiencies known as Sanfilippo, Pompe and Gaucher diseases are in early clinical trials, or soon will be.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

The findings, published in the Nature journal npj Drug Discovery, focus on an enzyme called calcium-dependent phospholipase A2, or cPLA2, which appears to play an important role in inflammation inside the brain.

From Science Daily • May 26, 2026

The researchers traced this effect to reduced activity of an enzyme required for D-serine synthesis, which itself appears to be regulated by Menin.

From Science Daily • May 24, 2026

This chemical, like parathion and its relatives, destroys the protective enzyme cholinesterase.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson




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