Enzyme, a substance that acts as a catalyst in living organisms, regulating the rate at which chemical reactions proceed without itself being altered in the process.
Enzymes are biological catalysts (also known as biocatalysts) that speed up biochemical reactions in living organisms.[1]
酶就是生物催化剂,可以加速活细胞内生化反应。
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Group II自剪切内含子具有类似的功能,区别在于其是用内含子自身核苷上2'羟基或外源水分子对其自身进行剪切,从而形成含2'支链的环状RNA内含子序列,在生物体内,某些蛋白酶会参与促进该过程