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enzyme

[en-zahym] / ˈɛn zaɪm /




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The study evaluated whether patients who didn’t respond to the standard-of-care therapy could be treated with riliprubart, which is designed to block an enzyme that drives key inflammatory mechanisms behind the disease.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 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

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

Because cPLA2 also supports healthy brain function, scientists needed to find a way to reduce its harmful activity without completely shutting the enzyme down.

From Science Daily • May 26, 2026

DDT-resistant flies possess an enzyme that allows them to detoxify the insecticide to the less toxic chemical DDE.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson




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