enzyme

Bedeutung (Englisch)

1. (countable, uncountable) A biomolecule that catalyses a biological chemical reaction: either a globular protein with this function or an RNA molecule with this function.
2. (countable, uncountable) A biomolecule that catalyses a biological chemical reaction: either a globular protein with this function or an RNA molecule with this function.
3. (countable, uncountable) Leavened bread, as opposed to azyme.

Konzepte

Enzym

Ferment

Enzyme

Protease

eiweißspaltende Enzyme

Renin

Synonyme

ferment

protease

zyme

renin

biocatalyst

guanase

digesting juice

cholinesterase

chemical ferment

Übersetzungen

enzyme

enzima

enzima

ένζυμο

enzima

enzim

انزيم

enzim

ferment

enzym

ferment

أنزيم

ferment

protéase

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)

/ˈɛn.zaɪm/

Etymologie (Englisch)

From German Enzym, coined 1878 by the German physiologist Wilhelm Kühne from Ancient Greek ἐν (en, “in”) + ζύμη (zúmē, “leaven”).