noun
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different
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Thus, the different tRNA-modification enzymes vary considerably in their sensitivity to perturbations of the tertiary structure of their tRNA substrates.
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The overall phenotypic expression of different xenobiotic metabolising enzymes in colonic carcinomas is complex.
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Biochemical studies of normal colonic epithelium have shown that several different xenobiotic metabolising enzymes have a low activity in colonic epithelium.
digestive
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The water acts as a solvent for the digestive enzymes secreted into the gut.
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The release of the digestive enzymes leads to cell death.
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This implies that the antibody is recognising an epitope that is cleaved by one of the digestive enzymes pepsin or trypsin.
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The pancreas is vital for digesting food, because it produces digestive enzymes as well as the hormone insulin.
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This, in turn, explodes to release a cocktail of digestive enzymes into the cell.
lysosomal
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All lysosomal enzyme assays were linear with respect to time and protein concentration.
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On contact with the chemoattractant they form oxygen free radical species and there is release of lysosomal enzymes after phagocytosis.
pancreatic
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This assumes that the plasma free amino acid pool is representative of the precursor for pancreatic enzyme synthesis.
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Various animal studies have shown inhibition of pancreatic enzyme secretion by pancreatic proteases in the duodenum.
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He excluded patients with cystic fibrosis by performing duodenal drainage tests for the measurements of pancreatic enzyme concentrations in the duodenal juice.
specific
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These transformations are accomplished by means of stepwise reactions, each of which is mediated by a specific enzyme .
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The three were cited for the discovery of a specific ion-transporting enzyme .
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Each step is controlled by a specific enzyme .
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In addition to these disorders, two specific enzyme defects have been reported to cause primary adult gout.
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Substrate and coenzyme specific for the enzyme label being used are added.
■ NOUN
activity
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This suggests that the low level of enzyme activity observed in vitro is reflected in vivo.
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The time of incubation is related to enzyme activity in terms of product formed or substrate depleted.
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The enzyme activities were determined spectrophotometrically.
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The form of the biphasic enzyme activity versus calcium function should be considered since it is important to subsequent dynamical arguments.
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After washing, enzyme activity was detected insitu.
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The binding of the enzyme-labeled drug to the antibody causes a steric alteration that results in decreased enzyme activity .
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The serum angiotensin converting enzyme activity was not raised.
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The study of the kinetics of this reaction enables the laboratory to measure enzyme activity accurately and specifically.
deficiency
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The enzyme deficiency varies from absence of detectable activity to a residual activity of up to 25% or more.
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Neonatal physiologic jaundice due to an enzyme deficiency is hepatic in origin.
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It is quite probable that both IgE and enzyme deficiencies are important in causing the symptoms.
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Take the alpha one antitrypsin enzyme deficiency in the lung.
inhibitors
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Therefore, intervention with hypotensive drugs other than angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors should be considered.
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Both predispositions may be suppressible by treatment with angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors .
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The recently developed angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors , captopril and enalapril, possibly have a place here.
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We do of course need some good studies on the angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors in diabetic patients.
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Angiotensin I converting enzyme inhibitors may act in reducing glomerular basement membrane pore size.
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Studies comparing calcium antagonists with angiotensin I converting enzyme inhibitors are controversial.
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Sodium intake may modulate both the hypotensive and the renal responses to angiotensin I converting enzyme inhibitors .
liver
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All patients had normal serum concentrations of liver enzymes and bilirubin and were included consecutively in the study.
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In newborns, especially premature infants, this liver enzyme system is not fully developed or functional.
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Blood chemistry was monitored regularly, but showed only moderately raised liver enzymes after two weeks.
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In some cases, experts note, the SSRIs can also affect liver enzymes that inhibit the metabolism of other drugs.
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Blood chemistry showed cholestatic liver enzymes and ultrasound showed dilated bile ducts.
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Women who nurse their infants need to be careful as well because babies lack the liver enzymes needed to break down caffeine.
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Interestingly, it is apparently not the nicotine in cigarette smoke that induces liver enzymes to work more efficiently.
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As with alcohol, liver enzymes are marshaled to attack the molecules and disable them as quickly as possible.
restriction
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A single band was found for each restriction enzymes and combinations mentioned above.
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Abbreviations for restriction enzyme sites: H, Hin dIII.
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Control amplifications on samples to show that a constant restriction enzyme site can be cut strengthen confidence in the analysis.
system
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But that same enzyme system is defective in 20 percent of normal, healthy people.
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Since calcium carbamide does not inhibit these enzyme systems , it has fewer side effects and fewer drug interactions than disulfiram.
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One in five apparently has a potential problem, considering this one enzyme system alone.
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In newborns, especially premature infants, this liver enzyme system is not fully developed or functional.
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Bismuth, because of its effects on enzyme systems in bacteria, may have a therapeutic effect in colitis through this mechanism.
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Generally, this condition persists for only a short period as the enzyme system usually becomes functional within several days after birth.
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break
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Worm casts have been shown to contain enzymes which continue to break down organic matter even after they have been excreted.
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Another group of medications neutralizes the enzymes that normally break down dopamine after it delivers its chemical message.
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Women who nurse their infants need to be careful as well because babies lack the liver enzymes needed to break down caffeine.
contain
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Lysosomes contain enzymes which digest and modify material brought into the cell by endocytosis.
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Feces contain an enzyme which can release ammonia from urine.
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Worm casts have been shown to contain enzymes which continue to break down organic matter even after they have been excreted.
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In the home kitchen, a salt mixture containing the enzymes can be sprinkled over the surface of a cut.
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Cytochromes P450 are a multi-gene superfamily of haem containing enzymes that catalyse the oxidative metabolism of many compounds.
convert
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The serum angiotensin converting enzyme activity was not raised.
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Both predispositions may be suppressible by treatment with angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors.
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The angiotensin converting enzyme activity in serum was normal.
inhibit
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Omeprazole works differently, inhibiting the enzyme that pumps acid out of gut cells regardless of what stimulates acid production.
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Since calcium carbamide does not inhibit these enzyme systems, it has fewer side effects and fewer drug interactions than disulfiram.
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In another study, described on p 233, certain artificial food colourings have been found to inhibit crucial detoxification enzymes .
measure
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The study of the kinetics of this reaction enables the laboratory to measure enzyme activity accurately and specifically.
produce
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The pancreas is vital for digesting food, because it produces digestive enzymes as well as the hormone insulin.
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Probably the most studied biolayer is where an enzyme layer is used over an electrochemical transducer, producing an enzyme electrode.
use
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Prior to this measurement they used an enzyme to remove viruses that were bound to the outside of the cells.
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This has been a problem in metabolite measurements when using enzyme electrodes.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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According to our findings, the inducible enzyme may display an activity four to five times higher than that of the constitutive enzyme.
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Cuts treated commercially with enzymes must b ar labels stating this fact.
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Its principal product is the Ultrase prescription enzyme preparation for cystic fibrosis patients.
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Proteins work as enzymes, catalysing particular chemical reactions.
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The binding of the enzyme-labeled drug to the antibody causes a steric alteration that results in decreased enzyme activity.
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The release of the digestive enzymes leads to cell death.
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There are many enzymes involved in the metabolism of glycogen.
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This breaking down of the large molecules to smaller ones is the job of enzymes.