enzyme
noun
any of various proteins, as pepsin, originating from living cells and capable of producing certain chemical changes in organic substances by catalytic action, as in digestion.
enzymes
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pluralof enzyme.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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Novonesis—which develops enzymes, probiotics and other biological products—on Thursday posted organic sales growth of 9% on year for the second quarter, ahead of consensus estimates of 7.4%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
Standard methods for assembling long DNA molecules typically use restriction enzymes to make cuts and T4 DNA ligase to connect the resulting fragments.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 19, 2026
Restriction enzymes, however, can only recognize and cut certain DNA sequences.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 19, 2026
In a study published in Nature Ecology & Evolution, researchers found that a wide range of animals, including marine worms, starfish, earthworms, and other terrestrial species, possess enzymes that can degrade microbial PHAs.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026
During lactose metabolism, the RNAs for lactose-digesting enzymes were abundant.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
