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REPRESSIBLE ENZYME [1 record]

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Record 1 2012-08-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biochemistry
  • Genetics
DEF

Enzyme whose rate of production decreases when the intracellular concentration of certain metabolites increases.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biochimie
  • Génétique
DEF

Enzyme dont la synthèse peut être inhibée par un métabolite (répresseur).

Spanish

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

Enzima cuya actividad puede verse reducida por la presencia de una molécula reguladora.

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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