Enzima (en. Enzyme)

/enˈθima/

Meaning & Definition

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noun

Protein that accelerates chemical reactions in living organisms.

Digestive enzymes help break down food in the stomach.

Las enzimas digestivas ayudan a descomponer los alimentos en el estómago.

Substance produced by organisms that facilitates biological processes.

Amylase is an enzyme that digests starches.

La amilasa es una enzima que digiere almidones.

Biological catalyst that transforms reactants into specific products.

Enzymes are crucial in the photosynthesis of plants.

Las enzimas son cruciales en la fotosíntesis de las plantas.

From the Greek 'enzumos' which means 'ferment.'

digestive enzyme

Enzyme that facilitates the breakdown of food.

enzima digestiva

enzymatic action

Process by which an enzyme acts on its substrate.

acción enzimática

enzyme inhibitor

Substance that reduces enzymatic activity.

inhibidor de enzimas

substrate

Molecule on which an enzyme acts.

sustrato

enzymatic reaction

Process that occurs in the presence of an enzyme.

reacción enzimática

coenzyme

Non-protein component that assists in the activity of an enzyme.

coenzima

Expression that indicates someone is working actively or with momentum.

You're going a thousand miles an hour, like an enzyme in action.

Estás a mil por hora, como una enzima en acción.