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Helicase vs Gyrase - What's the difference?

helicase | gyrase |

As nouns the difference between helicase and gyrase

is that helicase is an enzyme required for DNA unwinding while gyrase is an enzyme that supercoils DNA.

helicase

English

Noun

(wikipedia helicase) (en noun)
  • (enzyme) An enzyme required for DNA unwinding.

    • References

    *Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Long Island Biological Association (N.Y.) - Science - 1933 - 251 pages

    gyrase

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia gyrase)
  • (biochemistry) An enzyme that supercoils DNA.

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