All 5 Uses of
enzyme
in
Arrowsmith
- Back in 1881 he was confirming Pasteur's results in chicken cholera immunity and, for relief and pastime, trying to separate an enzyme from yeast.†
Chpt 12 *
- …as "the boy chemist," speaking of "this gaudy Institute" and "our trusting new lil brother, Arrowsmith") debating with a slight thin-bearded man—Dr. William T. Smith, assistant in bio-chemistry—the possibility of increasing the effects of all enzymes by doses of X-rays, as he heard one associate-member vituperate another for his notions of cell-chemistry and denounce Ehrlich as "the Edison of medical science," Martin perceived new avenues of exciting research; he stood on a mountain,…†
Chpt 26
- Or maybe it's a chemical principle, an enzyme.†
Chpt 28
- But what about Bordet's contention that it's an enzyme?†
Chpt 33
- He learned the involved mysteries of freezing-point determinations, osmotic pressure determinations, and tried to apply Northrop's generalizations on enzymes to the study of phage.†
Chpt 36
Definition:
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(enzyme) a substance that causes a chemical reaction
(typically a complex protein produced by living cells--which acts as a chemical catalyst without being changed)