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activating enzyme [′ak·tə‚vād·iŋ ′en‚zīm] (biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes a reaction involving adenosine triphosphate and a specific amino acid to give a product that subsequently reacts with a specific transfer ribonucleic acid. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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On the molecular level, Kandel's team finds it can block memory storage by adding chemicals that inhibit cyclic AMP or CREB's activating enzyme to slices of When it binds to calcium, it starts activating enzymes and thus serves as an intermediate messenger that amplifies chemical cascades inside a cell. |
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