topoisomerase
noun
topo·isom·er·ase
ˌtō-pō-ī-ˈsä-mə-ˌrās 
-ˌrāz
: any of a class of enzymes that reduce supercoiling in DNA by breaking and rejoining one or both strands of the DNA molecule
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Many of these carry drugs that inhibit the enzyme topoisomerase 1, which is essential for DNA replication.
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Jyoti Madhusoodanan, Scientific American, 1 Mar. 2024
When things start getting too tightly wound, topoisomerase cuts the DNA strand, unwinds it, and reattaches it with a bit more slack.
—Cathleen O'Grady, Ars Technica, 15 Nov. 2018
But while gonorrhea has been evolving ways to stop ciprofloxacin from getting in the way of topoisomerase, those strategies don’t work on the new drug.
—Cathleen O'Grady, Ars Technica, 15 Nov. 2018
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Jyoti Madhusoodanan, Scientific American, 1 Mar. 2024
When things start getting too tightly wound, topoisomerase cuts the DNA strand, unwinds it, and reattaches it with a bit more slack.
—Cathleen O'Grady, Ars Technica, 15 Nov. 2018
But while gonorrhea has been evolving ways to stop ciprofloxacin from getting in the way of topoisomerase, those strategies don’t work on the new drug.
—Cathleen O'Grady, Ars Technica, 15 Nov. 2018
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topoisomerase
noun
topo·isom·er·ase
ˌtō-pō-ī-ˈsäm-ə-ˌrās, -ˌrāz
: any of a class of enzymes that reduce supercoiling in DNA by breaking and rejoining one or both strands of the DNA molecule
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