- constitutive enzyme
- an enzyme that is produced constantly, irrespective of environmental conditions or demand.
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constitutive enzyme
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induced enzyme — inducible enzyme an enzyme whose production can be stimulated by another compound, often a substrate or a structurally related compound (inducer). The inducers studied first were substrates whose utilization thus became possible; hence these… … Medical dictionary
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