Definition: An enzyme is a substance that produces a chemical change in another substance.
For example, lactase is an enzyme that changes lactose into glucose and galactose.
Most enzymes are proteins.
Enzyme
By Nancy Lapid, About.com
Updated February 14, 2008
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