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Biological molecules that possess catalytic activity. They may occur naturally or be synthetically created. Enzymes are usually proteins, however CATALYTIC RNA and CATALYTIC DNA molecules have also been identified.
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- Biocatalyst
- Biocatalysts
- Enzyme
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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.
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general only: avoid; prefer specific enzyme or / enzymol: Manual 19.7+, 19.8.30; policy: Manual 25.18+; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY, restricted to enzymes, is available; ENZYME TESTS, CLINICAL is available for measuring the level of a specific enzyme in the diagnosis of a disease; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME REPRESSION; ENZYME STABILITY are also available; ENZYME INDUCTION: coordinate with specific enzyme / biosyn
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- National Library of Medicine. Enzymes. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D004798. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D004798
- Enzymes. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enzyme
- Enzymes. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8047