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English noun: enzyme

1. enzyme (substance) any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions


Broader (hypernym)accelerator, catalyst, protein


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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