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Enzyme vs Hopene - What's the difference?

enzyme | hopene |

In biochemistry terms the difference between enzyme and hopene

is that enzyme is a globular protein that catalyses a biological chemical reaction while hopene is a pentacyclic triterpene hydrocarbon produced from squalene by a cyclase enzyme.

enzyme

English

(wikipedia enzyme)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (biochemistry) A globular protein that catalyses a biological chemical reaction.

    • Derived terms

    * adaptive enzyme * apoenzyme * coenzyme * haloenzyme * holoenzyme * ribozyme ----

    hopene

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (biochemistry) A pentacyclic triterpene hydrocarbon produced from squalene by a cyclase enzyme