enzyme

noun

1. any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions

   Less specific

   • protein, catalyst, accelerator

   More specific

   • adenosine deaminase, ADA, amylase, cholinesterase, coagulase, collagenase, complement, catalase, cyclooxygenase, Cox, decarboxylase, de-iodinase, disaccharidase, elastase, enterokinase (more) , histaminase, hyaluronidase, spreading factor, Hyazyme, isomerase, kinase, lipase, lysozyme, muramidase, monoamine oxidase, MAO, nitrogenase, nuclease, oxidase, oxidoreductase, papain, penicillinase, beta-lactamase, pepsin, pepsinogen, phosphatase, plasmin, fibrinolysin, polymerase, protease, peptidase, proteinase, proteolytic enzyme, reductase, rennin, chymosin, secretase, streptodornase, streptokinase, superoxide dismutase, SOD, telomerase, transferase, trypsin, urease, zymase

   Parts

   • active site