non-enzymatic
adjective
chemistryspecialized(alsononenzymatic)uk/ˌnɒnˌen.zaɪˈmæt.ɪk/us/ˌnɑːnˌen.zəˈmæt̬.ɪk/(alsonon-enzymic,uk/ˌnɒn.enˈzaɪ.mɪk/us/ˌnɑːn.enˈzaɪ.mɪk/)notcausedby theactionof, or not consisting of, anenzyme(= achemicalsubstanceproducedby alivingcellandcausingaparticularchemicalreactiontohappenwhile not beingchangeditself):
Glycosylation is a non-enzymaticreactionthatreflectstheconcentrationofexcessglucose.
Theyinvestigatedthechangesin non-enzymicantioxidantsduringdesiccation.
- Caramelization is atypeof non-enzymaticbrowningreactionbecause it does not needenzymes.
- Thalidomide is metabolizedalmostexclusivelyby non-enzymatichydrolysis.
- Theyformby nonenzymaticreactionbetweenglucose,lipids, orcertainaminoacidsonproteins,lipids, and nucleicacids.
- Theoxidationmay be either enzymatic or nonenzymatic and is catalyzed bycopperions.
Biochemistry
- adipose
- adrenalin
- amino acid
- amylase
- androgen
- endorphin
- enzymatic
- enzyme
- fatty acid
- flavonoid
- mycoprotein
- nuclease
- nucleic acid
- nutrient
- oestradiol
- spike protein
- testosterone
- trace element
- transfer RNA
- triplet codon