Phrase Hound found 13 phrases and 52 compound words that contain enzyme. The most common are listed below. Open enzyme in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 13
- Enzyme activity
- angiotensin converting enzymeAn enzyme which catalyzes the creation of angiotensin, and is a strong vasoconstrictor.
- restriction enzymeAn endonuclease that catalyzes double-strand cleavage of DNA containing a specific sequence.
- enzyme inhibitormolecules that bind to enzymes and decrease their activity
- adaptive enzymeAn enzyme that is present in the cell only under conditions in which it is clear of adaptive value.
- enzyme inhibitorsplural of enzyme inhibitor: molecules that bind to enzymes and decrease their activity
- modification enzymeA type of enzyme, often a methyltransferase, that chemically alters DNA or RNA bases to protect them from cleavage by a restriction enzyme.
- precursor enzymeSynonym of proenzyme: Any inactive precursor of an enzyme that is converted to an enzyme by proteolysis; a zymogen.
- invert enzymeSynonym of invertase: An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of sucrose into glucose and fructose (invert sugar), used by bees to produce honey and in the food industry to soften chocolate.
- enzyme-inducing medicationA medication that induces higher concentrations of any enzyme in the blood (either by intention or as a side effect); often, more specifically, higher concentrations of liver enzymes (principally AST and ALT) in the blood.
- enzyme-inducing medicationsplural of enzyme-inducing medication: A medication that induces higher concentrations of any enzyme in the blood (either by intention or as a side effect); often, more specifically, higher concentrations of liver enzymes (principally AST …
- enzyme-inhibiting medicationAny medication that inhibits any enzyme (that is, inhibits its production, its function, or both), either by intention or as a side effect.
- enzyme-inhibiting medicationsplural of enzyme-inhibiting medication: Any medication that inhibits any enzyme (that is, inhibits its production, its function, or both), either by intention or as a side effect.
Compound words 52
- ribozymeA fragment of RNA that can act as an enzyme.
- isozymeSynonym of isoenzyme: Any of a group of enzymes that catalyze the same reaction but have structures that are (minorly or substantially) different and have physical, biochemical, and immunological properties that are (minorly or …
- granzymeAny of a series of serine proteases that are released by cytoplasmic granules within natural killer cells
- abzymeAn antibody with catalytic properties.
- enzymogenesisThe evolutionary development of function of an enzyme, typically used for alcohol dehydrogenases.
- molybdoenzymeAny metalloenzyme in which the active metal is molybdenum.
- antienzymeAny substance, especially an antibody or another enzyme, that counteracts the effects of a specific enzyme
- enzymolysisDecomposition catalyzed by an enzyme.
- macroenzymeAn enzyme of macromolecular size due to unusual biopolymerization or immune complexing, such as when a normal enzyme is protein-bound, typically by immunoglobulins (antibodies); macroenzymes by themselves are not always pathophysiologic or …
- phosphoenzymeThe phosphorylated form of an enzyme