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enzyme

[en-zahym] / ˈɛn zaɪm /




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This enzyme plays a unique role in the body because it activates a variety of hormones, including GLP-1.

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026

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

One enzyme organizes the molecule into the correct three dimensional structure, while the second transforms it into mitraphylline itself.

From Science Daily • May 13, 2026

Again, this is because it inhibits the liver enzyme that normally would “draw the teeth” of the poisonous insecticide.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson




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