enzyme

Significado (Inglés)

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.

Sinónimos

ferment

protease

zyme

renin

biocatalyst

guanase

digesting juice

cholinesterase

chemical ferment

Traducións

Enzym

enzyme

enzima

enzima

ένζυμο

enzima

enzim

انزيم

enzim

enzym

Ferment

ferment

ferment

أنزيم

Pronúnciase como (IPA)

/ˈɛn.zaɪm/

Etimoloxía (Inglés)

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