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lyase

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lyase /ly·ase/ (li´ās) any of a class of enzymes that remove groups from their substrates (other than by hydrolysis or oxidation), leaving double bonds, or that conversely add groups to double bonds.
ly·ase (ls)
n.
Any of a group of enzymes that catalyze the formation of double bonds by removing chemical groups from a substrate without hydrolysis or catalyze the addition of chemical groups to double bonds.

lyase [li´ās]
any of a class of enzymes that remove groups from their substrates (other than by hydrolysis), leaving double bonds, or that conversely add groups to double bonds.

lyase
any of a class of enzymes that remove groups from their substrates (other than by hydrolysis), leaving double bonds, or that conversely add groups to double bonds.


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At the cellular level, molecules trick the citrate lyase enzyme.
CONCLUSIONS: Licorice can reduce serum testosterone probably due to the block of 17-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase and 17-20 lyase.
The Schiff's bases and their metal complexes of the present invention are useful for the modulation of metal-activated enzymes and metalloenzymes, such as Phenylalanine Hydroxylase, Tyrosine Transaminase, Phenylalanine Transaminase, Tyrosinase, various MMP (Matrix metalloproteases), Superoxide dismutase, 5-Alpha Reductase, and citrate lyase.
 
 
 
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