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- noun biochemistry Any
enzyme that contains ametal atom which is essential for itsbiological 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
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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
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The stimulation by zinc and inhibition by EDTA suggests that ERAT could be a metalloenzyme.
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