different between enzyme vs helicase

English

Etymology

From German Enzym, coined 1878 by the German physiologist Wilhelm Kühne from Ancient Greek ?? (en, “in”) +? ???? (zúm?, “sourdough”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??n.za?m/
• Rhymes: -a?m
• Hyphenation: en?zyme

Noun

enzyme (countable and uncountable, plural enzymes)

1. (biochemistry) A globular protein that catalyses a biological chemical reaction.
2. (Christianity) leavened bread, as opposed to azyme

Derived terms

Translations

Further reading

• enzyme on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

French

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ?? (en, “in”) +? ???? (zúm?, “sourdough”)

Noun

enzyme m or f (plural enzymes)

1. (biochemistry) enzyme

Verb

enzyme

1. first-person singular present indicative of enzymer
2. third-person singular present indicative of enzymer
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of enzymer
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of enzymer
5. second-person singular imperative of enzymer

Further reading

• “enzyme” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

helix +? -ase

Noun

helicase (plural helicases)

1. (biochemistry) An enzyme required for DNA unwinding

Derived terms

• contrahelicase

See also

• strippase

References

• Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Long Island Biological Association (N.Y.) - Science - 1933 - 251 pages

Anagrams

• Aicheles