Specialist dictionary

Chemical kinetics

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activation energynoun

the energy that an atomic system must acquire before a process (such as an emission or reaction) can occur; "catalysts are said to reduce the en…

Energy of activationnoun

the energy that an atomic system must acquire before a process (such as an emission or reaction) can occur; "catalysts are said to reduce the en…

Acceleratornoun

(chemistry) a substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction without itself being affected

catalystnoun

(chemistry) a substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction without itself being affected

Biocatalystnoun

a biochemical catalyst such as an enzyme

Enzymenoun

any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions

Platinum blacknoun

a fine black powder of platinum; used as a catalyst in chemical reactions

ADAnoun

an enzyme found in mammals that can catalyze the deamination of adenosine into inosine and ammonia; "ADA deficiency can lead to one form of seve…

Adenosine deaminasenoun

an enzyme found in mammals that can catalyze the deamination of adenosine into inosine and ammonia; "ADA deficiency can lead to one form of seve…

Amylasenoun

any of a group of proteins found in saliva and pancreatic juice and parts of plants; help convert starch to sugar

Beta-lactamasenoun

enzyme produced by certain bacteria that inactivates penicillin and results in resistance to that antibiotic

Catalasenoun

enzyme found in most plant and animal cells that functions as an oxidative catalyst; decomposes hydrogen peroxide into oxygen and water

Cholinesterasenoun

an enzyme that hydrolyses acetylcholine (into choline and acetic acid)

Chymosinnoun

an enzyme that occurs in gastric juice; causes milk to coagulate

Coagulasenoun

an enzyme that induces coagulation

Collagenasenoun

any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of collagen and gelatin

Complementnoun

one of a series of enzymes in the blood serum that are part of the immune response

Convertasenoun

any of several enzymes that convert a compound into smaller, biologically-active compounds.; "There are four different C5 convertases able to sp…

Coxnoun

either of two related enzymes that control the production of prostaglandins and are blocked by aspirin

Cyclooxygenasenoun

either of two related enzymes that control the production of prostaglandins and are blocked by aspirin

De-iodinasenoun

an enzyme that removes the iodine radical

Decarboxylasenoun

any of the enzymes that hydrolize the carboxyl group

Disaccharidasenoun

an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of disaccharides into monosaccharides

Elastasenoun

a pancreatic enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of elastin

Enterokinasenoun

enzyme in the intestinal juice that converts inactive trypsinogen into active trypsin

Fibrinolysinnoun

an enzyme that dissolves the fibrin of blood clots

Histaminasenoun

enzyme that acts as a catalyst in converting histidine to histamine

Hyaluronidasenoun

an enzyme (trade name Hyazyme) that splits hyaluronic acid and so lowers its viscosity and increases the permeability of connective tissue and t…

Hyazymenoun

an enzyme (trade name Hyazyme) that splits hyaluronic acid and so lowers its viscosity and increases the permeability of connective tissue and t…

Isomerasenoun

an enzyme that catalyzes its substrate to an isomeric form

Kinasenoun

an enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of a proenzyme to an active enzyme

Lipasenoun

an enzyme secreted in the digestive tract that catalyzes the breakdown of fats into individual fatty acids that can be absorbed into the bloodst…

Lysozymenoun

an enzyme found in saliva and sweat and tears that destroys the cell walls of certain bacteria

MAOnoun

an enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of many body compounds (e.g., epinephrine and norepinephrine and serotonin)

Monoamine oxidasenoun

an enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of many body compounds (e.g., epinephrine and norepinephrine and serotonin)

Muramidasenoun

an enzyme found in saliva and sweat and tears that destroys the cell walls of certain bacteria

Nitrogenasenoun

an enzyme of nitrogen-fixing microorganisms that catalyzes the conversion of nitrogen to ammonia

Nucleasenoun

general term for enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of nucleic acid by cleaving chains of nucleotides into smaller units

Oxidasenoun

any of the enzymes that catalyze biological oxidation

Oxidoreductasenoun

an enzyme that catalyzes oxidation-reduction

Papainnoun

a proteolytic enzyme obtained from the unripe papaya; used as a meat tenderizer

Penicillinasenoun

enzyme produced by certain bacteria that inactivates penicillin and results in resistance to that antibiotic

Pepsinnoun

an enzyme produced in the stomach that splits proteins into peptones

Pepsinogennoun

precursor of pepsin; stored in the stomach walls and converted to pepsin by hydrochloric acid in the stomach

Peptidasenoun

any enzyme that catalyzes the splitting of proteins into smaller peptide fractions and amino acids by a process known as proteolysis

Phosphatasenoun

any of a group of enzymes that act as a catalyst in the hydrolysis of organic phosphates

Plasminnoun

an enzyme that dissolves the fibrin of blood clots

Polymerasenoun

an enzyme that catalyzes the formation of new DNA and RNA from an existing strand of DNA or RNA

Proteasenoun

any enzyme that catalyzes the splitting of proteins into smaller peptide fractions and amino acids by a process known as proteolysis

Proteinasenoun

any enzyme that catalyzes the splitting of proteins into smaller peptide fractions and amino acids by a process known as proteolysis

Proteolytic enzymenoun

any enzyme that catalyzes the splitting of proteins into smaller peptide fractions and amino acids by a process known as proteolysis

Reductasenoun

an enzyme that catalyses the biochemical reduction of some specified substance

Renninnoun

an enzyme that occurs in gastric juice; causes milk to coagulate

Secretasenoun

a set of enzymes believed to snip pieces off a longer protein producing fragments of amyloid protein that bunch up and create amyloid protein pl…

Sodnoun

an enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of superoxide into hydrogen peroxide and oxygen; "oxygen free radicals are normally removed in our bodie…

Spreading factornoun

an enzyme (trade name Hyazyme) that splits hyaluronic acid and so lowers its viscosity and increases the permeability of connective tissue and t…

Streptodornasenoun

an enzyme produced by some hemolytic strains of streptococcus that dissolves fibrinous secretions from infections; used medicinally (often in co…

Streptokinasenoun

an enzyme produced by some strains of streptococcus that can liquefy blood clots by converting plasminogen to plasmin; used medicinally in some…

Superoxide dismutasenoun

an enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of superoxide into hydrogen peroxide and oxygen; "oxygen free radicals are normally removed in our bodie…

Telomerasenoun

an enzyme in eukaryotic cells that can add telomeres to the ends of chromosomes after they divide

Transferasenoun

any of various enzymes that move a chemical group from one compound to another compound

Trypsinnoun

an enzyme of pancreatic origin; catalyzes the hydrolysis of proteins to smaller polypeptide units

Ureasenoun

an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of urea into carbon dioxide and ammonia; is present in intestinal bacteria

Zymasenoun

a complex of enzymes that cause glycolysis; originally found in yeast but also present in higher organisms

Acenoun

proteolytic enzyme that converts angiotensin I into angiotensin II

DNA polymerasenoun

the enzyme responsible for DNA replication

Ptyalinnoun

an amylase secreted in saliva

Reverse transcriptasenoun

a polymerase that catalyzes the formation of DNA using RNA as a template; found especially in retroviruses

RNA polymerasenoun

the enzyme that copies DNA into RNA

Transcriptasenoun

the enzyme that copies DNA into RNA

Trypsinogennoun

inactive precursor of trypsin; a substance secreted by the pancreas and converted to active trypsin by enterokinase in the small intestine