How to Use enzyme in a Sentence

enzyme

noun

• This cap contains enzymes that help the sperm enter the ovum (egg).
  — Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 19 Sep. 2024
• Some of the code is not necessary, so an enzyme cuts it out before it is used.
  — New York Times, 15 Apr. 2022
• This enzyme is made in the pancreas and helps break down foods into digestible components.
  — New York Times, 14 Apr. 2022
• One part blocks the enzyme that breaks down the antivirals, leading to high levels of both medications in the body.
  — Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 30 Mar. 2022
• Use a heavy-duty laundry detergent that contains enough enzymes to break the bond between body oils and soil to ensure the fabric is clean.
  — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 10 Oct. 2024
• Then protease, a viral enzyme, activates the polyprotein strings by cutting them into smaller parts.
  — Patrick Jackson, The Conversation, 28 Apr. 2022
• Countless reactions in the body rely on enzymes to speed up chemical reactions.
  — Melissa Nieves, Verywell Health, 26 Sep. 2024
• The first ever injectable pro service for stubborn cellulite uses an enzyme to break down collagen bands that cause visible lumps in skin.
  — April Franzino, Good Housekeeping, 26 Apr. 2022
• Enjoy the benefits of anti-aging sheet masks for both the eyes and face, as well as a brightening fruit enzyme scrub and a quality sunscreen.
  — The Salt Lake Tribune, 7 Apr. 2022
• Allerton’s team had a starting molecule, and began trying to make other molecules that would affect the same protease enzyme.
  — Matthew Herper, STAT, 28 Apr. 2022
• Environmental and body soils are protein stains and are best eliminated using an enzyme cleaner.
  — Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Sep. 2024
• Food intolerances, however, is your body’s inability to properly digest a food due a lack of enzyme.
  — Abby Langer, Men's Health, 29 Apr. 2022
• This may result from a missing enzyme, as is the case with lactose intolerance, or intestinal reactions to food additives.
  — Anokhi Saklecha, Discover Magazine, 14 Apr. 2022
• But a protease is an enzyme that is involved in copying a virus’ genetic material, which meant that testing a protease inhibitor would involve using live viruses.
  — Matthew Herper, STAT, 28 Apr. 2022
• Many breast cancers are estrogen driven and fat cells have enzymes which make estrogen, Dr. DiNome explains.
  — Wendy Grossman Kantor, People.com, 10 Oct. 2024
• As a cholinesterase inhibitor, donepezil works by inhibiting cholinesterase, an enzyme that breaks down acetylcholine, aiming to preserve the patient's level of this neurotransmitter.
  — Mariana Lenharo, Health.com, 13 Apr. 2022
• That work has improved understanding of antibiotic resistance and allowed the creation of images of enzymes that can decompose plastic.
  — Bloomberg, The Mercury News, 9 Oct. 2024
• For instance, two drugs may rely on the same enzyme system in the body to break them down.
  — Brad Reisfeld, USA TODAY, 24 Apr. 2023
• Light Bio’s plant is engineered with the genes that make those enzymes.
  — WIRED, 19 Sep. 2023
• One research group found an enzyme that, when blocked, might prevent the chronic form of the virus.
  — Elissa Welle, STAT, 27 Feb. 2023
• An acid such as lemon or vinegar will slow down the enzyme making the vapors that lead to tears.
  — Madeline Holcombe, CNN, 18 Mar. 2024
• Then, for about a month and a half, her liver enzyme levels were coming back off-the-charts high.
  — Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2022
• Without this enzyme, these sugars build up in the eyes, heart, bones, and elsewhere.
  — Emily Mullin, WIRED, 15 Dec. 2023
• The drugs must be carefully designed to pair the right enzyme with the target protein.
  — Ryan Cross, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Dec. 2022
• Microbes have evolved a handful of scissor enzymes that make this cut, with names like Cas9 and Cas12.
  — Amber Dance, Discover Magazine, 2 Feb. 2024
• Enter this shampoo enhanced with blend of rice, keratin amino acids, and enzymes that does all of the above.
  — Katrina Mitzeliotis, Women's Health, 2 May 2023
• This can be treated via injection with an enzyme that breaks down the filler.
  — Lisa Bain, Good Housekeeping, 30 Sep. 2022
• Variations in flavor are due to the source and quality of the milk, the fat content, the type of enzymes and how it’s processed.
  — Jolene Thym, The Mercury News, 26 June 2024
• Pockets of enzyme within the T cell must make contact with the target cell to trigger its death.
  — William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2022
• This hue is caused by an enzyme produced by your white blood cells that are fighting off the infection.
  — Markham Heid, Men's Health, 31 Mar. 2023

Last Updated: 27 Oct 2024