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The enzyme itself is not used up in the process, and is free to catalyze the same reaction with a new set of substrates.
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Carbamazepine exhibits autoinduction: it induces the expression of the hepatic microsomal enzyme system CYP3A4, which metabolizes carbamazepine itself.
This formyl group ( and sometimes the methionine residue itself, if followed by Gly or Ser ) is removed by the enzyme deformylase.
The CHIP protein ( carboxyl terminus of Hsp70-interacting protein ) is itself regulated via inhibition of interactions between the E3 enzyme CHIP and its E2 binding partner.
Reverse transcriptase, a viral enzyme that comes from the virus itself after it is uncoated, converts the viral RNA into a complementary strand of DNA, which is copied to produce a double stranded molecule of viral DNA.
During experiments in which the complex was reconstituted in test tubes, Altman and his group discovered that the RNA component, in isolation, was sufficient for the observed catalytic activity of the enzyme, indicating that the RNA itself had catalytic properties, which was the discovery that earned him the Nobel prize.
However, in previous studies the HEXA enzyme itself has been thought to be too large to pass through the specialized cell layer in the blood vessels that forms the blood – brain barrier in humans.
This enzyme can be split in two peptides, LacZα and LacZΩ, neither of which is active by itself but when both are present together, spontaneously reassemble into a functional enzyme.
The detection antibody can be covalently linked to an enzyme, or can itself be detected by a secondary antibody that is linked to an enzyme through bioconjugation.
A non-regulatory allosteric site refers to any non-regulatory component of an enzyme ( or any protein ) that is not itself an amino acid.
Bacteria are capable of not only altering the enzyme targeted by antibiotics, but also by the use of enzymes to modify the antibiotic itself and thus neutralise it.
Studies of enzyme activity control were progressing through theories of the ( allosteric ) action of small molecules on the enzyme molecule itself ( switching it on or off ), but the method of controlling the enzyme production was not well understood at the time.
Here several linkages of byproducts and waste heat can be found between numerous entities such as a large power plant, an oil refinery, a pharmaceutical plant, a plasterboard factory, an enzyme manufacturer, a waste company and the city itself.
In some cases, it receives the ubiquitin from the E2 enzyme and transfers it to the target protein ; in other cases, it acts by interacting with both the E2 enzyme and the substrate, but never itself receives the ubiquitin.
The enzyme itself is attached to the smooth endoplasmic reticulum of the steroid-producing cells of the adrenal cortex and gonads.
Since it is harmful to the plant itself, it is stored in the harmless form of a glucosinolate, separate from the myrosinase enzyme.
This enzyme does not prevent the bacteria from breaking down waste but actually helps break down waste itself.
::" A specially stabilized form of procaine hydrochloride ( Gerovital H3 ) has been shown to be a more potent inhibitor of monoamine oxidase than procaine HCl itself and a weaker inhibitor of this enzyme than iproniazid.
The decreased acid level itself can cause symptoms similar to gastroesophageal reflux disease, and impairs protein digestion by inhibiting the activation of the enzyme pepsin, whose activation is dependent upon a low gastric pH.
It inserts itself into DNA and prevents DNA from unwinding by interfering with the enzyme topoisomerase II.
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This de-iodinating enzyme is effective against mono- and di-iodotyrosine, but does not de-iodinate thyroxine or tri-iodothyronine.
The inhibition of the enzyme by very low concentrations of lanthanum ion is probably the strongest known biological effect of rare earth salts.
* in genetics, ADA is the abbreviation of Adenosine deaminase enzyme
For example, NDM-1 is a newly identified enzyme conveying bacterial resistance to a broad range of beta-lactam antibacterials.
An abzyme ( from antibody and enzyme ), also called catmab ( from catalytic monoclonal antibody ), is a monoclonal antibody with catalytic activity.
A new and unique type of enzyme is produced.
Ampicillin acts as a competitive inhibitor of the enzyme transpeptidase, which is needed by bacteria to make their cell walls.
The enzyme responsible for degrading ampicillin is called beta-lactamase, in reference to the beta-lactam structure of ampicillin and related drugs.
He originally believed those substances to be precursors of antibodies, just like zymogen is a precursor of an enzyme.
Adenylate cyclase (, also known as adenylyl cyclase, adenyl cyclase or AC ) is an enzyme with key regulatory roles in nearly all cells.
It is the most polyphetic known enzyme: six distinct classes have been described, all catalyzing the same reaction but representing unrelated gene families with no known sequence or structural homology.
These are the smallest of the AC enzyme classes ; the AC-IV from Yersinia is a dimer of 19 kDa subunits with no known regulatory components.
Albinism ( from Latin albus, " white "; see extended etymology, also called achromia, achromasia, or achromatosis ) is a congenital disorder characterized by the complete or partial absence of pigment in the skin, hair and eyes due to absence or defect of tyrosinase, a copper-containing enzyme involved in the production of melanin.
The relative importance and interactions between these different antioxidants is a very complex question, with the various metabolites and enzyme systems having synergistic and interdependent effects on one another.
Bromine has no essential function in mammals, though it is preferentially used over chloride by one antiparasitic enzyme in the human immune system.
Though this enzyme is the most prolific creator of organic bromides by living organisms, other bromoperoxidases exist in nature that do not use vanadium.
This is because of its fibrous husk, which is important not only in the sparging stage of brewing ( in which water is washed over the mashed barley grains to form the wort ) but also as a rich source of amylase, a digestive enzyme that facilitates conversion of starch into sugars.
Several proteins coded for in the tra or trb locus seem to open a channel between the bacteria and it is thought that the traD enzyme, located at the base of the pilus, initiates membrane fusion.
When conjugation is initiated by a signal the relaxase enzyme creates a nick in one of the strands of the conjugative plasmid at the oriT.
In the F-plasmid system the relaxase enzyme is called TraI and the relaxosome consists of TraI, TraY, TraM and the integrated host factor IHF.
An anti-oligosaccharide enzyme is necessary to properly digest these sugar molecules.
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Angiotensin-converting enzyme ( ACE ) inhibitors were used as the active treatment in 7 trials ( n = 76 615 ) and angiotensin receptor blocker ( ARB ) in 13 trials ( n = 82 383 ).
Bacillus amyloliquefaciens is the source of a natural antibiotic protein barnase ( a ribonuclease ), alpha amylase used in starch hydrolysis, the protease subtilisin used with detergents, and the BamH1 restriction enzyme used in DNA research.
The reaction takes place in the active site, a small part of the enzyme which is usually found in a cleft or pocket lined by amino acid residues, and the rest of the enzyme is used mainly for stabilization.
The curds and whey are separated using rennet, an enzyme complex normally produced from the stomachs of newborn calves ( in vegetarian or kosher cheeses, bacterial -, yeast-or mould-derived chymosin is used ).
Acetate is used by the muscle cells to produce acetyl-CoA using the enzyme acetyl-CoA synthetase, and the acetyl-CoA is then used in the citric acid cycle.
In 1877, German physiologist Wilhelm Kühne ( 1837 – 1900 ) first used the term enzyme, which comes from Greek ενζυμον, " in leaven ", to describe this process.
The word enzyme was used later to refer to nonliving substances such as pepsin, and the word ferment was used to refer to chemical activity produced by living organisms.
The common names of ligase enzymes often include the word " ligase ," such as DNA ligase, an enzyme commonly used in molecular biology laboratories to join together DNA fragments.
However, the Joint Commission on Biochemical Nomenclature ( JCBN ) dictates that ' synthase ' can be used with any enzyme that catalyses synthesis ( whether or not it uses nucleoside triphosphates ), whereas ' synthetase ' is to be used synonymously.
Barley is the most commonly malted grain, in part because of its high diastatic power or enzyme content, though wheat and rye are also used.
* Reverse Transcriptase, an enzyme used by RNA retroviruses like HIV, which is used to create a complementary strand to the preexisting strand of viral RNA before it can be integrated into the DNA of the host cell.
It was later labeled Pepsi Cola, named after the digestive enzyme pepsin and kola nuts used in the recipe.
The enzyme is encoded and used by reverse-transcribing viruses, which use the enzyme during the process of replication.
* Thymidylate synthase, the enzyme used to generate thymidine monophosphate
The pattern of spots ( reflections ) and the relative strength of each spot ( intensities ) can be used to determine the structure of the enzyme.
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