non-enzymaticadj.
/ˌnɒnɛnzʌɪˈmatɪk/, U.S. /ˈˌnɑnˌɛnzəˈmædɪk/, /ˈˌnɑnˌɛnzaɪˈmædɪk/ Biochemistry.
Of a process: not catalysed by enzymes; (of a substance) that is not an enzyme.
ΚΠ
1930 Q. Rev. Biol. 5 334/1 These enzymatic decoloration processes must be distinguished from others of non-enzymatic origin.
1934 C. C. Steele Introd. Plant Biochem. xxii. 255 Substances which catalyse reactions among organic compounds may be divided into inorganic and organic catalysts, with a subdivision of organic catalysts into non-enzymatic and enzymatic.
1960 New Biol. 31 26 A mutation..of a single chromosomal gene can lead to a corresponding chemical change in a non-enzymatic protein.
2001 Chem. & Biol. 8 611 Non-enzymatic glycation of proteins has been implicated in various diabetic complications and age-related disorders.
Derivatives
non-enzyˈmatically adv.
ΚΠ
1949 Q. Rev. Biol. 24 331/1 The stages beyond the formation of dopa occur non-enzymatically.
1994 Sci. Amer. Oct. 60/1 Let us assume investigators could prove that ribonucleotides were able to emerge nonenzymatically.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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