Sentit | Any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions. |
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Parts | lloc actiu | The part of an enzyme or antibody where the chemical reaction occurs |
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Específic | adenosina desaminasa | An enzyme found in mammals that can catalyze the deamination of adenosine into inosine and ammonia |
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amilasa | Any of a group of proteins found in saliva and pancreatic juice and parts of plants |
beta-lactamasa | enzyme produced by certain bacteria that inactivates penicillin and results in resistance to that antibiotic |
catalasa | enzyme found in most plant and animal cells that functions as an oxidative catalyst |
ciclooxigenasa | Either of two related enzymes that control the production of prostaglandins and are blocked by aspirin |
cinasa, quinasa | An enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of a proenzyme to an active enzyme |
coagulasa | An enzyme that induces coagulation |
colinesterasa | An enzyme that hydrolyses acetylcholine (into choline and acetic acid) |
complement | One of a series of enzymes in the blood serum that are part of the immune response |
descarboxilasa | Any of the enzymes that hydrolize the carboxyl group |
elastasa | A pancreatic enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of elastin |
estreptoquinasa | An enzyme produced by some strains of streptococcus that can liquefy blood clots by converting plasminogen to plasmin |
fibrinolisina, plasmina | An enzyme that dissolves the fibrin of blood clots |
fosfatasa | Any of a group of enzymes that act as a catalyst in the hydrolysis of organic phosphates |
hialuronidasa | An enzyme (trade name Hyazyme) that splits hyaluronic acid and so lowers its viscosity and increases the permeability of connective tissue and the absorption of fluids |
isomerasa | An enzyme that catalyzes its substrate to an isomeric form |
lipasa | An enzyme secreted in the digestive tract that catalyzes the breakdown of fats into individual fatty acids that can be absorbed into the bloodstream |
lisozima, lisozim | An enzyme found in saliva and sweat and tears that destroys the cell walls of certain bacteria |
nitrogenasa | An enzyme of nitrogen-fixing microorganisms that catalyzes the conversion of nitrogen to ammonia |
nucleasa | general term for enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of nucleic acid by cleaving chains of nucleotides into smaller units |
oxidasa | Any of the enzymes that catalyze biological oxidation |
oxidoreductasa | An enzyme that catalyzes oxidation-reduction |
pepsina | An enzyme produced in the stomach that splits proteins into peptones |
pepsinogen | Precursor of pepsin |
peptidasa, proteasa | Any enzyme that catalyzes the splitting of proteins into smaller peptide fractions and amino acids by a process known as proteolysis |
polimerasa | An enzyme that catalyzes the formation of new DNA and RNA from an existing strand of DNA or RNA |
quimosina, renina | An enzyme that occurs in gastric juice |
reductasa | An enzyme that catalyses the biochemical reduction of some specified substance |
telomerasa | An enzyme in eukaryotic cells that can add telomeres to the ends of chromosomes after they divide |
transferasa | Any of various enzymes that move a chemical group from one compound to another compound |
tripsina | An enzyme of pancreatic origin |
ureasa | An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of urea into carbon dioxide and ammonia |
zimasa | A complex of enzymes that cause glycolysis |
General | catalitzador | (chemistry) a substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction without itself being affected |
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proteïna | Any of a large group of nitrogenous organic compounds that are essential constituents of living cells |
Anglès | enzyme |
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Espanyol | enzima, enzimas |
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Adjectius | enzimàtic | Of or relating to or produced by an enzyme |
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