intracellular enzyme
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Enzyme — A protein (or protein based molecule) that speeds up a chemical reaction in a living organism. An enzyme acts as catalyst for specific chemical reactions, convertingt a specific set of reactants (called substrates) into specific products. Without … Medical dictionary
Enzyme — Biocatalyst redirects here. For the use of natural catalysts in organic chemistry, see Biocatalysis. Human glyoxalase I. Two zinc ions that are needed for the enzyme to catalyze its reaction are shown as purp … Wikipedia
Enzyme-linked receptor — An enzyme linked receptor is a transmembrane receptor, where the binding of an extracellular ligand causes enzymatic activity on the intracellular side.Examples of the enzymatic activity include: * Receptor tyrosine kinase, as in fibroblast… … Wikipedia
Insulin degrading enzyme — Insulin degrading enzyme, also known as IDE, is a human gene.cite web | title = Entrez Gene: IDE insulin degrading enzyme| url = http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene Cmd=ShowDetailView TermToSearch=3416| accessdate = ] Insulin… … Wikipedia
digestive system disease — Introduction any of the diseases that affect the human digestive tract. Such disorders may affect the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, large intestine (colon), pancreas, liver, or biliary tract. A prevalent disorder of the digestive… … Universalium
Lac operon — The lac operon is an operon required for the transport and metabolism of lactose in Escherichia coli and some other enteric bacteria. It consists of three adjacent structural genes, a promoter, a terminator, and an operator. The lac operon is… … Wikipedia
PAFAH2 — Platelet activating factor acetylhydrolase 2, 40kDa Identifiers Symbols PAFAH2; FLJ26025; HSD PLA2 External IDs … Wikipedia
endoenzyme — 1. SYN: intracellular enzyme. 2. An enzyme that catalyzes an endohydrolysis. * * * en·do·en·zyme .en dō en .zīm n an enzyme that functions inside the cell compare EXOENZYME * * * en·do·en·zyme (en″do enґzīm) an enzyme that is retained… … Medical dictionary
endoenzyme — |endō+ noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary end + enzyme : an enzyme that acts within the cell (as in most higher plants) : an intracellular enzyme distinguished from exoenzyme * * * /en doh en zuym/, n. Biochem. an enzyme that… … Useful english dictionary
Endoenzyme — An endoenzyme, or intracellular enzyme, is an enzyme that functions within the cell in which it was produced. Because the majority of enzymes fall within this category, the term is used primarily to differentiate a specific enzyme from an… … Wikipedia
