enzyme

Signification (Anglais)

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.

Concepts

enzyme

ferment

zymase

rénine

enzyme protéolytique

diastase

enzymes

protéase

Synonymes

ferment

protease

zyme

renin

biocatalyst

guanase

digesting juice

cholinesterase

chemical ferment

Traductions

Enzym

enzima

enzima

ένζυμο

enzima

enzim

انزيم

enzim

Ferment

enzym

ferment

أنزيم

ferment

Renin

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈɛn.zaɪm/

Étymologie (Anglais)

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