The drugs reduce the risk of gastrointestinal bleeding by selectively inhibiting a specific enzyme, cyclooxygenase-2.

Each step is controlled by a specific enzyme.

They showed the mutations caused changes in specific enzymes involved in metabolic pathways.

In a few cases, peptides are synthesized by specific enzymes.

Because the majority of enzymes fall within this category, the term is used primarily to differentiate a specific enzyme from an exoenzyme.

If a pathogen demonstrates a specific enzyme that is not shared by its host, the technique can be a definitive diagnostic tool.

Alpha 1 antitrypsin deficiency, an absence of a specific enzyme in the liver.

They then observed failures in metabolic pathways caused by errors in specific enzymes.

The symptoms associated with the various types of porphyria differ, depending upon the specific enzyme that is deficient.

However, since these compounds are few in number, specific enzymes can recognize and remove them.