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enzyme

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a protein which catalyses the conversion of a substrate to a product. Other than a few well-established enzymes such as papein and trypsin, most enzyme names can be recognised by the suffix -ase, e.g. cellulase, protease, etc. [CUB]

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http://biodiversity-chm.eea.europa.eu/nyglossary_terms/E/enzyme

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