enzyme

酵素

生物の体内で化学変化を速めるタンパク質。

やさしい英語で： A protein that makes chemical changes happen faster in living things.

• The enzyme speeds up the reaction.
• High temperatures can damage these enzymes.
• Researchers studied how the enzyme works inside living cells.

よく使う表現： enzyme activity, enzyme production, active enzyme

酵素

大きな糖の分子を小さな分子に分解するのを助ける物質。

やさしい英語で： A substance that helps break large sugar molecules into smaller ones.

• This enzyme breaks down starch.
• Saliva contains an enzyme that helps digest food.
• They measured how quickly the enzyme released smaller sugars.

よく使う表現： starch digesting enzyme, enzyme activity, digestive enzyme