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CATALYZE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Change by catalysis or cause to catalyze

Synonyms:

catalyse; catalyze

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "catalyze" is one way to...):

change state; turn (undergo a transformation or a change of position or action)

Domain category:

chemical science; chemistry (the science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

catalyst ((chemistry) a substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction without itself being affected)

Credits

 Context examples: 

Initiation of DNA base excision repair (BER) involves a DNA glycosylase that binds the altered deoxynucleoside in an extrahelical position and catalyzes cleavage of the base-sugar bond.

(Base Excision Repair, NCI Thesaurus)

Any substance that inhibits mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase (MEK), an enzyme that catalyzes the addition of a phosphate group to a mitogen-activated protein kinase.

(Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Kinase Inhibitor, NCI Thesaurus)

These enzymes use molecular oxygen catalyze the donation of one oxygen atom to a substrate specific site, while the other atom is donated to the generation of water.

(Mixed Function Oxidase, NCI Thesaurus)

Active gamma secretase requires PS-1 N-terminal fragment and a C-terminal fragment and is unique in catalyzing proteolysis within the transmembrane region of proteins.

(Notch and Wnt Signaling Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

The exact identity of the polypeptide that catalyzes the gamma-secretase enzyme activity has been debated.

(Notch Proteolysis and Signaling Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

The Drosophila NURF complex catalyzes nucleosome sliding.

(NURF, NCI Thesaurus)

Any substance that inhibits nitric oxide synthase, an enzyme that catalyzes the production of nitric oxide from L-arginine.

(Nitric Oxide Synthase Inhibitor, NCI Thesaurus)

The dephosphorylation of nNOS by Calcineurin catalyzes the conversion of arginine to citrulline and nitric oxide (NO), which turns on guanylate cyclase and the various cGMP regulated signaling pathways.

(Nitric Oxide Signaling Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

Any substance that inhibits monoamine oxidase (MAO), an enzyme that catalyzes the oxidative deamination of monoamines and plays a role in the inactivation of neurotransmitters.

(Monoamine oxidase inhibitor, NCI Thesaurus)

This protein is involved in catalyzing the acetylation of protein substrates.

(N-Alpha-Acetyltransferase 10, NatA Catalytic Subunit, NCI Thesaurus)