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Ptyalin
An unorganized amylolytic ferment on enzyme present in human mixed saliva and in the saliva of some animals
inosine
hydroxyl rather than an amine attached to the purine ring It may be prepared from adenosine by the enzyme adenosine deaminase or by chemical deamination as with nitrous acid It participates in some cellular functions but is
Pepsinogen
A proenzyme the antecedent of the enzyme pepsin A substance contained in the form of granules in the peptic cells of the gastric glands It
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levodopa
Dopa L dihydroxyphenylalanine L hydroxytyrosine C9H11NO4 also called L dopa In the body it is converted by the enzyme dopa decarboxylase into dopamine the form in which it is active in the brain affecting neural impulse transmission
lactose
Formerly called lactin When hydrolyzed it yields glucose and galactose In cells it may be hydrolyzed by the enzyme beta galactosidase
coenzyme
a molecule that is essential for the activity of some enzymes it may exist free in solution within a living organism but functions by binding to an enzyme to
biocatalyst
a biochemical catalyst such as an enzyme
catalyst
a substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction without itself being affected as thousands of enzymes serve in concert as calaysts to produce the sequence of reactions we call ldquolifeldquo the industrial production of
cross link
unlinked chains as ultraviolet irradiation creates cross links between the two chains of a DNA double helix many enzymes have cross links formed by disulfide bonds polystyrene resins have their porosity controlled by the proportion of cross
DNase
any of numerous enzymes that catalyze the breakdown of DNA into oligonucleotides or mononucleotides
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