enzyme
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- noun
- /ˈɛnzaɪm/
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- So lipase is an enzyme that exists to digest fats.
- liver enzymes
- enzyme digestion
- enzyme inhibitor
Zbiotics produces an enzyme that breaks this by product down.
- Zbiotics produces an enzyme that breaks this by product down.
- Zebiotics produces an enzyme that breaks this by product down.
- But fructose is unique in that the enzyme doesn't have that off switch.
- It's usually combined with a with an enzyme and that enzyme is pepsin.
- So lipase is an enzyme that exists to digest fats.
- Z Biotics produces an enzyme that breaks this by product down.
- And these enzymes run all the processes in your body.
- Your muscles and other tissues lack the enzyme to turn fructose into muscle glycogen.
- And what we discover, Jonathan, is that our microbes produce the enzyme that breakdown milk.
Examples
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Different people will have a more or less efficient version of an enzyme that breaks down caffeine.
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The digestive enzyme rennin coagulated the liquid milk proteins into solids.
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And what you got there is an enzyme that no longer does its job.
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So we have our enzyme status and then we have stomach acid.
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I thought it was just an enzyme for digestion.
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So basically enzymes are part of living foods.
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And what we discover, Jonathan, is that our microbes produce the enzyme that breakdown milk.
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The powerful digestive enzymes in their stomach dissolve bones and shells.
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The powerful digestive enzyme in the stomach helps break down food quickly.
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Your body produces an enzyme that helps digest carbohydrates efficiently.
Synonyms
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A substance that speeds up a chemical reaction without changing itself
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A substance that makes a chemical reaction faster without being used up
A natural substance, often an enzyme, that speeds up reactions in living things
Compounds
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An enzyme that cuts DNA at specific short sequences used in research with genes
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A substance that breaks proteins into smaller parts living things can use
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A chemical change in a living thing that proteins make happen faster
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A lab test that uses an enzyme to find antibodies or germs in blood
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An enzyme that changes angiotensin I into angiotensin II and helps raise blood pressure
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A medicine that lowers blood pressure by relaxing blood vessels and helping the body remove salt and water
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A protein that changes angiotensin I into angiotensin II and helps control blood pressure
How Effective
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Surface Forms
Morphology
enzyme = en + zyme
Although it can be segmented historically as en- + zyme, the combining form 'zyme' is not a productive standalone English word and the meaning 'biochemical catalyst' is not derivable by learners from the apparent parts.
Etymology
Enzyme comes from Greek parts en- 'in' and zyme 'leaven' or 'yeast'. So an enzyme is like a helper that works 'inside' living cells to speed up chemical changes, much like yeast helps dough rise or juice turn into alcohol.