Synonyms for Enzyme
ˈɛn zaɪmen·zyme

Princeton's WordNet

1. enzymenoun

   any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions

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1. • Catalyst
   • Protein

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1. List of paraphrases for "enzyme":

   enzymatic, enzymes, enzymic

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1. Oliver Jones:

   Enzymes are non-toxic, biodegradable and can be produced in large amounts by microorganisms, there is strong potential to use enzyme technology to help with society's growing waste problem by breaking down some of the most commonly used plastics.

2. Klaus Gottlieb:

   One of them is an enzyme that splits the molecule in wheat that causes celiac disease, gluten, into smaller harmless products and another one promises to make the gut less leaky and thus prevent potentially toxic substances (from) reaching deeper layers where they may cause inflammation.

3. John Crowley:

   What the enzyme is designed to do is to replace the enzyme that's missing or defective in people with Pompe, it's designed to get to muscle cells, including the heart, which is a cardiac muscle, to get to the diaphragm, which is involved of course in breathing, and restore muscle function as best as it can.

4. Michael Hirt:

   Certain foods can lower testosterone levels, the foods that are most likely to do so include cheese… chocolate, and alcohol. These foods lower testosterone by increasing the activity of an enzyme, aromatase, which converts testosterone into estrogen. The overall effect ofincreased aromatase activityis lower testosterone levels and higher estrogen levels.

5. Dean Ornish:

   We found that telomerase, the enzyme that repairs and lengthens telomeres, increased by 30% after just three months on the program, then we found that people who had been on the program for five years had telomeres that were about 10% longer, a sign that aging is being reversed on the cellular level.