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Oxford Dictionary of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (2 ed.)

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2008
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Science and technology, Life Sciences
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any naturally occurring or synthetic macromolecular substance composed of protein, that catalyses, more or less specifically, one or more (bio)chemical

enzymes

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The Oxford Companion to the Body

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2003
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are most familiarly associated with digestion, as substances in the alimentary tract that are necessary for the breakdown of food

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The Oxford Dictionary of Sports Science & Medicine (3 ed.)

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2007
A protein that acts as a biological catalyst, accelerating the rate of specific biochemical reactions. An enzyme is not used up or changed in the reaction, and the enzyme cannot force a ... More
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World Encyclopedia

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2004
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Encyclopedias
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100 words

(Gk. zymosis, ‘fermentation’)

Protein that functions as a catalyst in biochemical reactions. They remain chemically unaltered in these reactions and

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