Synonyms for enzyme
ˈɛn zaɪmen·zyme

Princeton's WordNet

1. enzymenoun

   any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions

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1. • Catalyst
   • Protein

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1. List of paraphrases for "enzyme":

   enzymatic, enzymes, enzymic

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1. Dean Ornish:

   We found that telomerase, the enzyme that repairs and lengthens telomeres, increased by 30% after just three months on the program, then we found that people who had been on the program for five years had telomeres that were about 10% longer, a sign that aging is being reversed on the cellular level.

2. Michael Dourson:

   Chlorypyrifos disrupts this enzyme in insects and in animals and in people.

3. Rachel Moon:

   While the differences in blood levels of this enzyme were statistically different -- even if this is confirmed by larger, additional studies -- there is enough overlap in the blood levels between cases and controls that it could not be used as a blood test at this point with any reasonable predictive value.

4. Michael Hirt:

   Certain foods can lower testosterone levels, the foods that are most likely to do so include cheese… chocolate, and alcohol. These foods lower testosterone by increasing the activity of an enzyme, aromatase, which converts testosterone into estrogen. The overall effect ofincreased aromatase activityis lower testosterone levels and higher estrogen levels.

5. Robin Foroutan:

   It is best to drink the juice right away, because antioxidant and enzyme activity decreases over time.