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Enzyme vs Sirtuin - What's the difference?

enzyme | sirtuin |

In context|biochemistry|lang=en terms the difference between enzyme and sirtuin

is that enzyme is (biochemistry) a globular protein that catalyses a biological chemical reaction while sirtuin is (biochemistry) any of several enzymes that act as regulatory factors that mediate the life-extending effects of a low-calorie diet.

As nouns the difference between enzyme and sirtuin

is that enzyme is (biochemistry) a globular protein that catalyses a biological chemical reaction while sirtuin is (biochemistry) any of several enzymes that act as regulatory factors that mediate the life-extending effects of a low-calorie diet.

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 ----

    sirtuin

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia sirtuin) (en noun)
  • (biochemistry) Any of several enzymes that act as regulatory factors that mediate the life-extending effects of a low-calorie diet.