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  • noun biochemistry Any enzyme that contains a metal atom which is essential for its biological activity.

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  • "Metalloenzymes are a large class of enzymes, many of which are closely related, and finding inhibitors that are potent yet selective for a specific metalloenzyme can be very challenging," said Lauren Silverman, Ph. D., managing director of the fund.

    FierceBiotech John Carroll 2010

  • The stimulation by zinc and inhibition by EDTA suggests that ERAT could be a metalloenzyme.

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Akihiko Ozawa et al. 2009

  • The stimulation by zinc and inhibition by EDTA suggests that ERAT could be a metalloenzyme.

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles 2009

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