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• Zym-

  a combining form meaning “ferment,” “leaven,” used in the formation of compound words: zymology. combining form indicating fermentation: zymology zymo- pref. fermentation: zymogenic. enzyme: zymogram.

• Zymase

  the complex of enzymes obtained from yeast, also occurring in bacteria and other organisms, that acts in alcoholic fermentation and other forms of glycolysis. historical examples hans von euler-chelpin isolated one part of zymase, which remains active even after heating its solution to the boiling point. smithsonian inst-tution – united states national museum – bulletin […]

• Zymes

  the specific principle regarded as the cause of a zymotic disease.

• Zymodeme

  zymodeme zymodeme zy·mo·deme (zī’mə-dēm’) n. an isozyme pattern, identified electroph-r-tically.

• Zymogen

  any of various enzyme precursor molecules that may change into an enzyme as a result of catalytic change. historical examples zymogen′ic; zy′moid, like a ferment; zymolog′ic, -al, pertaining to zymology. chambers’s twentieth century dictionary (part 4 of 4: s-z and supplements) various during ordinary secretion, however, these granules of zymogen do not entirely disappear from […]

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