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The 72 pages that link to Enzyme, each with the reason it gives.

• ProteinBroader topic: Many enzymes are proteins whose active sites catalyze specific reactions.

• Oxidative stressNarrower topic: Many cellular antioxidant defenses are enzymes that convert reactive molecules into less harmful products.

• Chemical reactionRelated: Enzymes make selective reactions fast enough to sustain living systems.

• MetabolismRelated: Enzymes set the rates and selectivity of most metabolic reactions.

• VenomRelated: Venom enzymes can break down tissues or alter blood chemistry.

• BiodegradationRelated: Microbial enzymes catalyze reactions that break down complex substances.

• AcetylcholinesteraseNarrower topic: Acetylcholinesterase is a specialized enzyme with exceptionally rapid catalytic turnover.

• BiochemistryRelated: The study of enzymes established how biological activity could be explained chemically.

• Calvin cycleNarrower topic: Distinct enzymes control each step in the cycle’s tightly ordered reaction sequence.

• BeerNarrower topic: Malt enzymes make grain starch accessible as fermentable sugars.

• PhosphorylationNarrower topic: Kinases and phosphatases are enzymes that add and remove phosphate groups.

• Spider venomNarrower topic: Enzymes in some venoms help alter tissues or facilitate the action of other components.

• AcidityRelated: Changes in acidity can alter enzyme structure and catalytic activity.

• BiocatalysisNarrower topic: Enzymes are the principal isolated catalysts used in biocatalysis.

• Protein engineeringBroader topic: Many engineering projects seek to change an enzyme's activity or substrate range.

• ATP hydrolysisNarrower topic: Enzymes lower activation barriers for ATP hydrolysis without changing its equilibrium.

• Metabolic pathwayNarrower topic: Each step is catalyzed by an enzyme that helps determine the pathway’s rate and specificity.

• Enzyme assayNarrower topic: The assay measures the catalytic activity of this molecule.

• RibozymeCompared with: Most cellular catalysis uses proteins, whereas ribozymes use RNA as the catalytic molecule.

• Asymmetric catalysisCompared with: Enzymes can be highly stereoselective without relying on the synthetic catalyst designs used in many reactions.

• DetergentRelated: Detergent enzymes break down protein, starch, and fat stains.

• Drug targetBroader topic: Drugs can inhibit or alter enzyme activity to change biochemical reactions.

• Secondary metaboliteNarrower topic: Enzymes construct and modify secondary metabolites through successive reactions.

• Alcohol dehydrogenaseNarrower topic: Alcohol dehydrogenases are catalysts whose substrate specificity arises from their protein structures.

• AmylaseNarrower topic: Amylase is one member of this broader class of catalysts.

• AntimetaboliteNarrower topic: Enzymes are frequent targets when antimetabolites block a metabolic reaction.

• BioreactorRelated: Some reactors use enzymes directly rather than growing whole cells.

• Body temperatureRelated: Many enzyme reactions work only within limited temperature ranges, making extreme temperatures harmful.

• Enzyme inhibitionNarrower topic: Inhibition is defined by its effect on an enzyme’s catalytic activity.

• Laundry detergentNarrower topic: Detergent enzymes break down protein, starch, and fat stains into more washable fragments.

• PeroxisomeNarrower topic: Peroxisomal functions depend on enzymes that catalyze oxidation and detoxification.

• Animal nutritionRelated: Digestive enzymes break feed molecules into absorbable components.

• Enzyme engineeringNarrower topic: Enzymes are the molecules that engineering efforts modify or select.

• CellulaseNarrower topic: Cellulase belongs to this broader class of reaction catalysts.

• Cyanogenic glycosidesNarrower topic: Enzymes initiate and complete the reactions that release cyanide from these compounds.

• Metabolic engineeringNarrower topic: Engineered pathways depend on enzymes to carry out each conversion.

• RuBisCONarrower topic: RuBisCO’s catalytic role follows the general principles of enzyme action.

• Active metaboliteRelated: Enzymes drive many transformations that form active metabolites.

• CoenzymeNarrower topic: A coenzyme assists an enzyme but does not usually catalyze the reaction alone.

• Eduard BuchnerNarrower topic: His discovery helped establish enzymes as chemical agents that work outside intact cells.

• LactaseNarrower topic: Lactase is one enzyme whose catalytic activity enables lactose digestion.

• Molecular machineCompared with: Enzymes can be machines when their structural cycles perform controlled work, but catalysis alone does not make them so.

• CatalystBroader topic: Enzymes are highly selective catalysts that operate under conditions compatible with life.

• SemisynthesisRelated: Enzymes produce or tailor biological feedstocks before chemical steps begin.

• Chemical biologyNarrower topic: Many chemical-biology studies use enzyme activity as a manipulable, measurable function.

• KojiNarrower topic: Koji’s fermentation role depends on enzymes secreted by its mold.

• MaltingNarrower topic: Malting is valued partly because it develops a useful suite of grain enzymes.

• AspergillusRelated: Aspergillus strains produce enzymes used in food processing, detergents, and biotechnology.

• BiomoleculeRelated: Many enzymes are biomolecules that accelerate cellular reactions.

• BiosynthesisRelated: Enzymes catalyze the reactions that assemble biosynthetic products.