an enzyme found in mammals that can catalyze the deamination of adenosine into inosine and ammonia; "ADA deficiency can lead to one fo…
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Peptidase
any enzyme that catalyzes the splitting of proteins into smaller peptide fractions and amino acids by a process known as proteolysis
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an enzyme found in mammals that can catalyze the deamination of adenosine into inosine and ammonia; "ADA deficiency can lead to one fo…
Used in the same subject area: Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Polymer chemistry, Chemical kinetics, Molecular biology.any of a group of proteins found in saliva and pancreatic juice and parts of plants; help convert starch to sugar
Used in the same subject area: Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Polymer chemistry, Chemical kinetics, Molecular biology.enzyme produced by certain bacteria that inactivates penicillin and results in resistance to that antibiotic
Used in the same subject area: Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Polymer chemistry, Chemical kinetics, Molecular biology.enzyme found in most plant and animal cells that functions as an oxidative catalyst; decomposes hydrogen peroxide into oxygen and water
Used in the same subject area: Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Polymer chemistry, Chemical kinetics, Molecular biology.an enzyme that hydrolyses acetylcholine (into choline and acetic acid)
Used in the same subject area: Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Polymer chemistry, Chemical kinetics, Molecular biology.an enzyme that occurs in gastric juice; causes milk to coagulate
Used in the same subject area: Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Polymer chemistry, Chemical kinetics, Molecular biology.an enzyme that induces coagulation
Used in the same subject area: Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Polymer chemistry, Chemical kinetics, Molecular biology.any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of collagen and gelatin
Used in the same subject area: Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Polymer chemistry, Chemical kinetics, Molecular biology.any of several enzymes that convert a compound into smaller, biologically-active compounds.; "There are four different C5 convertases…
Used in the same subject area: Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Polymer chemistry, Chemical kinetics, Molecular biology.either of two related enzymes that control the production of prostaglandins and are blocked by aspirin
Used in the same subject area: Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Polymer chemistry, Chemical kinetics, Molecular biology.an enzyme that removes the iodine radical
Used in the same subject area: Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Polymer chemistry, Chemical kinetics, Molecular biology.any of the enzymes that hydrolize the carboxyl group
Used in the same subject area: Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Polymer chemistry, Chemical kinetics, Molecular biology.an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of disaccharides into monosaccharides
Used in the same subject area: Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Polymer chemistry, Chemical kinetics, Molecular biology.a pancreatic enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of elastin
Used in the same subject area: Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Polymer chemistry, Chemical kinetics, Molecular biology.enzyme in the intestinal juice that converts inactive trypsinogen into active trypsin
Used in the same subject area: Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Polymer chemistry, Chemical kinetics, Molecular biology.any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions
Used in the same subject area: Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Polymer chemistry, Chemical kinetics, Molecular biology.an enzyme that dissolves the fibrin of blood clots
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a crystalline amino acid that occurs in many proteins
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: enzyme, catalyzes, splitting, proteins, smaller.organic compounds containing an amino group and a carboxylic acid group; "proteins are composed of various proportions of about 20 com…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: enzyme, catalyzes, splitting, proteins, smaller.organic compounds containing an amino group and a carboxylic acid group; "proteins are composed of various proportions of about 20 com…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: enzyme, catalyzes, splitting, proteins, smaller.a crystalline amino acid found in proteins and in many plants (e.g., asparagus)
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: enzyme, catalyzes, splitting, proteins, smaller.a crystalline amino acid found in proteins and occurring naturally in sugar beets and sugar cane
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: enzyme, catalyzes, splitting, proteins, smaller.an amino acid that does not occur in proteins but is an intermediate in the conversion of ornithine to arginine
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: enzyme, catalyzes, splitting, proteins, smaller.an amino acid that does not occur in proteins but is found in the muscle tissue of vertebrates both in the free form and as phosphocre…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: enzyme, catalyzes, splitting, proteins, smaller.an amino acid that does not occur in proteins but is found in the muscle tissue of vertebrates both in the free form and as phosphocre…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: enzyme, catalyzes, splitting, proteins, smaller.an amino acid containing sulfur that is found in most proteins; oxidizes on exposure to air to form cystine
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: enzyme, catalyzes, splitting, proteins, smaller.a crystalline amino acid found in proteins (especially keratin); discovered in bladder stones
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: enzyme, catalyzes, splitting, proteins, smaller.removal of the amino radical from an amino acid or other amino compound
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: enzyme, catalyzes, splitting, proteins, smaller.removal of the amino radical from an amino acid or other amino compound
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