digestive enzyme

collocation in English

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digestive
adjective
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/daɪˈdʒes.tɪv/us
/daɪˈdʒes.tɪv/
relating to the digestion ...
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enzyme
noun[C]
uk
/ˈen.zaɪm/us
/ˈen.zaɪm/
any of a group of chemical substances that are produced by living cells and cause particular chemical reactions to happen while not being ...
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(Definition ofdigestiveandenzymefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The most frequently cited case of convergence and parallelism at the sequence level is thedigestiveenzymelysozyme in a number of unrelated animals.
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Such losses could be reduced by lowering the exposure time to thedigestiveenzyme.
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Lipase is adigestiveenzymethat catalyses the hydrolysis of lipids (fats).
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These include the predifferentiated, protodifferentiated, and differentiated stages, which correspond to undetectable, low, and high levels ofdigestiveenzymeactivity, respectively.
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Scully later discerns that the substance coating the body was a concentrateddigestiveenzyme, and that the remains are lacking in body fat.
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Trypsin, a powerfuldigestiveenzyme, is generated in the pancreas.
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The encoded protein is adigestiveenzymethat is produced in the stomach and constitutes a major component of the gastric mucosa.
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They are able to eat almost any form of matter, thanks to a specialdigestiveenzymetriggered by strong electromagnetic radiation.
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The common bean and many others, including the soybean, also contain trypsin inhibitors which interfere with the action of thedigestiveenzymetrypsin.
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Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency is another health concern although manageable withdigestiveenzymesupplementation.
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In college, he was successful in researching thedigestiveenzymeabout protease which could be the source of the melting.
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Trypsin, a type of peptidase, is adigestiveenzymeactive in the duodenum and elsewhere.
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It is most commonly produced by thedigestiveenzymealpha-amylase (a common enzyme in human saliva) on amylose in starch.
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Pepsinogen is activated into thedigestiveenzymepepsin when it comes in contact with acid produced by gastric parietal cells.
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Invasion is so rapid that one can hardly imagine it possible that digestive enzymes are secreted to etch a hole through the host cell membrane.
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This is the highly modified cotyledon of monocots that transmits hormones, produces digestive enzymes, and transports nutrients from the endosperm to the embryo.
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However, the rate of decay without exposure to digestive enzymes, but under the influence of soil microorganisms, could not be predicted.
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