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Catalyse

Definition

verb

(1) To speed up a process, especially a chemical or biochemical reaction.

(2) To cause catalysis.

(3) To transform or bring significant change.


Supplement

Word origin: from catalysis

Variant: catalyze (mainly American)

See also: enzyme

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Use of diuretics

... after a good night out (that happened to go a little turbo..), could he consume a diuretic substance in addition to a good quantity of water to catalyse the flushing process? (Kind of a #2 but related to alcohol): Also, would use of a stimulant help reduce some of the alcohol's depressant effects? ...

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by drunkard
Fri Apr 03, 2009 1:41 pm
 
Forum: Physiology
Topic: Use of diuretics
Replies: 3
Views: 1020

ATP ase vs. ADP ase

Oh one more thing. There are enzymes that can remove phosphate groups from nucleotides. The enzyme apyrase can catalyse all of the following three reactions: ATP -> ADP +Pi ATP-> AMP +Pi AMP-> Adenine +Pi The apyrases are still referred to as ATPases because of their ...

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by MrMistery
Thu Nov 27, 2008 4:38 pm
 
Forum: Molecular Biology
Topic: ATP ase vs. ADP ase
Replies: 8
Views: 1762

Unknown identification

... infection rates have decreased since cases still occur and so an average clinical microbiologist must considered this organism. The oxidise and catalyse tests would be done before the ones you have listed, and is not involved in isolation, rather in pointing a microbiologist in the right direction. ...

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by Sepals
Fri Mar 28, 2008 12:55 pm
 
Forum: Microbiology
Topic: Unknown identification
Replies: 10
Views: 3368

Unknown identification

Contrary to what Cat said Oxidise and catalyse tests are always important! Like for example Enterbacteriaceae are always oxidise negative and catalyse positive, while Haemophilus is positive for both. Rather then expect to be spoon fed here ...

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by Sepals
Thu Mar 27, 2008 4:00 pm
 
Forum: Microbiology
Topic: Unknown identification
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Re: Are any of these "alive": prions, viroids, virions?

I don't think prions can be considered to be alive by any means, they lack both nucleic acids and metabolism, save from being able to catalyse their own replication, so I voted 'no' there. (Surely all life should contain nucleic acids, at least until we create digital life or something) Virions ...

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by biohazard
Wed Mar 26, 2008 2:22 pm
 
Forum: Microbiology
Topic: Are any of these "alive": prions, viroids, virions?
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