English noun: enzyme |
1. | enzyme (substance) any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions |
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| Broader (hypernym) | accelerator, catalyst, protein |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | ADA, adenosine deaminase, amylase, beta-lactamase, catalase, cholinesterase, chymosin, coagulase, collagenase, complement, Cox, cyclooxygenase, de-iodinase, decarboxylase, disaccharidase, elastase, enterokinase, fibrinolysin, histaminase, hyaluronidase, Hyazyme, isomerase, kinase, lipase, lysozyme, MAO, monoamine oxidase, muramidase, nitrogenase, nuclease, oxidase, oxidoreductase, papain, penicillinase, pepsin, pepsinogen, peptidase, phosphatase, plasmin, polymerase, protease, proteinase, proteolytic enzyme, reductase, rennin, secretase, SOD, spreading factor, streptodornase, streptokinase, superoxide dismutase, telomerase, transferase, trypsin, urease, zymase |
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| Part holonym | active site |
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