Glossary

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  • Enzymopathy

    Any disease involving an enzyme abnormality (can be due to sufficient quantities but defective structure, for example, 2° to mutation).  

  • Enzymology

    The study of enzymes and their actions.  

  • Enzyme modulator

    A chemical that modifies the allosteric binding site of an enzyme, changing its catalytic kinetics.  

  • Enzyme immunoassay

    A rapid enzyme immunochemical method for determining the presence of an antigen, antibody, or hapten in the blood. In EIA an antigen or antibody is bound to an enzyme (e.g., horseradish peroxidase or alkaline phosphatase). The resulting molecule can bind specific immunological targets in body fluid samples and highlight their presence enzymatically. EIA, formerly known…

  • Enzyme commission

    An organization created in 1956 by the International Union of Biochemistry to standardize enzyme nomenclature.  

  • Yellow enzyme

    One of a group of flavoproteins involved in cellular oxidation.  

  • Uricolytic enzyme

    An enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of uric acid into urea.  

  • Transferring enzyme

    An enzyme that facilitates the moving of one molecule to another compound.  

  • Splitting enzyme

    An enzyme that facilitates removal of part of a molecule.  

  • Respiratory enzyme

    An enzyme, such as a cytochrome or a flavoprotein, that acts within tissue cells to catalyze oxidative reactions by releasing energy.