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INDUCIBLE [2 records]

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Record 1 2012-09-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Genetics
DEF

Of enzymes (proteins) not synthesized in the absence of their substrates.

OBS

The substrates act as inducers whose presence in the cell increases the rate of production of these enzymes. Such enzymes fluctuate widely in amount as a function of changes in the cellular environment.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génétique
DEF

Se dit des enzymes qui n'apparaissent qu'en présence d'un substrat spécifique.

OBS

Néanmoins, beaucoup sont synthétisés que le substrat soit ou non présent. On les dira enzymes constitutifs. Ainsi Escherichia coli possède toujours l'enzyme qui catalyse la dégradation du glucose.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Genética
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Record 2 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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