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Molecular matchmakers that force chemistry to happen a million times faster, then walk away unchanged.
means Proteins that speed up specific biochemical reactions in living things without being consumed by them.
from Coined 1878 from Greek en (in) plus zyme (leaven), literally in yeast — because fermentation was their first famous trick.
Speed demonsCan accelerate reactions millions to billions of times.
ReusableOne enzyme works countless times, never used up.
Naming ticMost end in -ase, like lactase and protease.
Picky shapeEach fits only its target like a lock.