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apoenzyme
Term: apoenzyme
Literally meaning: «remaining enzyme»
Origin: Anc Greek
???/apo(= prefix meaning "from, away from, alterate, separate, remainder)
??????/enzymo(=enzyme) > ??/en(=in) + ????/zime(= leaven)
Coined/History
The term ?enzyme? was coined by F.W Kuhne (1837 - 1900) in 1978.
Definition
The protein component of an enzyme that needs
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Q: Explain The Effects Of Too High A Temperature On An Enzyme
If the temperature is too high, an increase in kinetic energy of the molecules will cause excessive vibrations of the molecules. This will disrupt the 3 dimensional structure of the enzyme, causing it to become a random coil. The enzyme is therefore denatured....
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Proenzyme
Term: proenzyme Literally meaning: ?before enzyme? Origin: Anc Greek>???-/pro-(= towards, in front of, before, forward) +??????/enzymo(=enzyme) > ??/en(=in) +-????/zyme(= leaven, ferment ) Coined/History(?) Definition A proenzyme (or zymogen) is...
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Lysozyme
Term: lysozymeLiterally meaning: an enzyme that breaks downOrigin: Anc Greek?????/lysis(=dissolution, degradation > verb ???/leo =break down, solve, loose, degradate)+-????/zyme(= leaven) > ??????/enzymo(=enzyme) > ??/en(=in) +-????/zyme(=...
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Isoenzyme, Isozyme
Term: isoenzyme, isozymeLiterally meaning: equal enzymes Origin: Anc Greek????/isos(=equal) combining form ???-/iso- eg isomer, isopod??????/enzymo(=enzyme) > ??/en(=in) + ????/zime(= leaven)Coined/Historyin 1959 by Markert and Moller DefinitionIsozymes...
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Enzyme
Term: enzymeOrigin: An Greek ?? / en(=in ) + ????/ zyme (=leaven, ferment) meaning ?in yeast? . Coined: In 1877 by German physiologist Wilhelm Kühne (1837?1900). Kuhne used the term ?enzym? instead of ?diastase? (Beneden, 1876) to describe the "unorganized...
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