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ADAPTIVE ENZYME [1 record]

Record 1 2011-11-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biochemistry
  • Genetics
DEF

An enzyme that is formed only in the presence of a specific inducer, usually its substrate or a chemical analogue thereof.

OBS

Enzyme induction is now recognized as a special example of gene regulation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biochimie
  • Génétique
DEF

Enzyme n'apparaissant qu'en présence d'un substrat, et sous l'impulsion d'un inducteur qui peut être, ou non, le substrat lui-même.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Bioquímica
  • Genética
OBS

Tradicionalmente, la Real Academia Española (RAE) admitía únicamente el género femenino para el sustantivo enzima; así fue hasta 1984, fecha en que pasó a considerarlo de género ambiguo, que puede funcionar por igual como masculino y como femenino. El uso, no obstante, parece haberse decantado claramente en español por el femenino, que hoy se emplea en el 90% de los casos [...]

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