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Record 1 2012-02-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biochemistry
  • Genetics
CONT

The oxidative enzymes which cause browning ... remain active yet unable to carry out their usual function because the substrates on which they normally act have been chemically altered.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biochimie
  • Génétique
CONT

On peut donc admettre que dans le cas des oxydases spécifiques, la réduction du tétrazolium s'opère à l'emplacement même de l'enzyme oxydatif.

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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