antienzyme

[an-tee-en-zahym, an-tahy-]

noun

Biochemistry.

1. a substance that inhibits or counteracts the action of an enzyme.

Other Word Forms

• antienzymatic adjective
• antienzymic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of antienzyme¹

First recorded in 1900–05; anti- + enzyme

Example Sentences

A, an antioxidase, or antienzyme, which prevents the action of E. R, an enzyme which changes reds to yellows.

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The difference between an antienzyme, which protects material which would otherwise be subject to the attack of an enzyme, and an inhibitor, which renders the enzyme itself inactive, is apparent.

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