| Descriptor English: | Enzymes | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Enzimas
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Enzimas | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Enzymes | ||||||
| Entry term(s): |
Biocatalyst Biocatalysts Enzyme |
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| Tree number(s): |
D08.811 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004798 | ||||||
| Scope note: | Biological molecules that possess catalytic activity. They may occur naturally or be synthetically created. Enzymes are usually proteins, however CATALYTIC RNA and CATALYTIC DNA molecules have also been identified. |
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| Annotation: | general only: avoid; prefer specific enzyme or / enzymol: Manual 19.7+, 19.8.30; policy: Manual 25.18+; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY, restricted to enzymes, is available; ENZYME TESTS, CLINICAL is available for measuring the level of a specific enzyme in the diagnosis of a disease; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME REPRESSION; ENZYME STABILITY are also available; ENZYME INDUCTION: coordinate with specific enzyme / biosyn |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
AD administration & dosage AE adverse effects AN analysis BI biosynthesis BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid CH chemistry CL classification CS chemical synthesis DE drug effects DF deficiency EC economics GE genetics HI history IM immunology IP isolation & purification ME metabolism PD pharmacology PH physiology PK pharmacokinetics PO poisoning RE radiation effects SD supply & distribution ST standards TO toxicity UL ultrastructure UR urine |
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| Entry Combination: |
antagonists & inhibitors:Enzyme Inhibitors
therapeutic use:Enzyme Therapy |
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| Related: |
Substrate Specificity
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| DeCS ID: | 4877 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D004798 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1966/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2020/05/27 |
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CHEMICALS AND DRUGS
Enzymes and Coenzymes [D08]Enzymes and Coenzymes
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Enzymes
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| Concept UI |
M0007528 |
| Scope note | Biological molecules that possess catalytic activity. They may occur naturally or be synthetically created. Enzymes are usually proteins, however CATALYTIC RNA and CATALYTIC DNA molecules have also been identified. |
| Preferred term | Enzymes |
| Entry term(s) |
Biocatalyst Biocatalysts Enzyme |
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