How to Use enzyme in a Sentence

enzyme

noun
  • To work, the spike must be cut in two, which is done by the enzyme furin.
    — Michael Hiltzik, Star Tribune, 10 June 2021
  • The more enzyme made by the gene, the yellower the feather.
    — Elizabeth Pennisi, science.org, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Methane is a main byproduct of the enzymes that help break down the food.
    — Adam Satariano, New York Times, 1 May 2020
  • One of them will stick the other with the love dart and that injects an enzyme.
    — Clarissa Cruz, EW.com, 18 Mar. 2022
  • This cap contains enzymes that help the sperm enter the ovum (egg).
    — Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 19 Sep. 2024
  • The enzyme that causes the cleavage derives from the host cell.
    — WSJ, 12 Oct. 2021
  • To be effective, the spike has to be cut in two, a process achieved by the enzyme furin.
    — Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2021
  • The enzyme is found in saliva and the gut and breaks down complex sugars in food.
    — Laurie McGinley, Anchorage Daily News, 5 June 2020
  • The cyanide ion binds to this enzyme, and blocks it from doing its life-giving job.
    — Meg Neal, Popular Mechanics, 4 Oct. 2020
  • But when the second enzyme is added, students found, the process works six times as fast.
    — Isabella Kwai, Star Tribune, 8 Oct. 2020
  • For instance, two drugs may rely on the same enzyme system in the body to break them down.
    — Brad Reisfeld, USA TODAY, 24 Apr. 2023
  • Light Bio’s plant is engineered with the genes that make those enzymes.
    — WIRED, 19 Sep. 2023
  • One research group found an enzyme that, when blocked, might prevent the chronic form of the virus.
    — Elissa Welle, STAT, 27 Feb. 2023
  • An acid such as lemon or vinegar will slow down the enzyme making the vapors that lead to tears.
    — Madeline Holcombe, CNN, 18 Mar. 2024
  • The consistency doesn’t change with the A2 in it, that is just a protein, an enzyme.
    — Kristine M. Kierzek, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 24 Mar. 2022
  • The drugs block a key enzyme that viruses need to multiply in the human body.
    — From Staff Reports, Arkansas Online, 17 Nov. 2021
  • Then, for about a month and a half, her liver enzyme levels were coming back off-the-charts high.
    — Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2022
  • The drugs block a key enzyme which viruses need to multiply in the human body.
    — Matthew Perrone, chicagotribune.com, 16 Nov. 2021
  • Without this enzyme, these sugars build up in the eyes, heart, bones, and elsewhere.
    — Emily Mullin, WIRED, 15 Dec. 2023
  • Some of the code is not necessary, so an enzyme cuts it out before it is used.
    — New York Times, 15 Apr. 2022
  • Blood and most of our cells contain an enzyme called catalase.
    — Dr. Michael Daignault, USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2022
  • The drugs must be carefully designed to pair the right enzyme with the target protein.
    — Ryan Cross, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Dec. 2022
  • The drug inhibits a viral enzyme used for replication of the pathogen.
    — Jon Cohen, Science | AAAS, 2 Oct. 2020
  • The trick is that the cells are designed to produce the Cas9 enzyme in response to heat, and that heat is induced by the ultrasound.
    — Michael Irving, New Atlas, 9 Dec. 2024
  • The enzyme that converts the carotenoids from the birds’ diet into the red that is seen on feathers was likely not present.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 9 Jan. 2025
  • The type of place where a kid who rallies his wallflower friends at the school dance compares himself to an enzyme.
    — Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2022
  • Microbes have evolved a handful of scissor enzymes that make this cut, with names like Cas9 and Cas12.
    — Amber Dance, Discover Magazine, 2 Feb. 2024
  • Enter this shampoo enhanced with blend of rice, keratin amino acids, and enzymes that does all of the above.
    — Katrina Mitzeliotis, Women's Health, 2 May 2023
  • The team inserted this enzyme into Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron, a common member of the human gut microbiome.
    — Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 2 May 2025
  • My doctors ignored high liver enzyme counts in my bloodwork, attributing it to extra weight and possible thyroid issues.
    — Health, 12 May 2025

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