biocatalysis

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What does biocatalysis mean?

Catalysis using biological catalysts (especially enzymes, whether protein enzymes or RNA ones (ribozymes).

Where does biocatalysis come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷeyh₃-der. Ancient Greek βῐ́ος (bĭ́os) Ancient Greek βῐο- (bĭo-)der. English bio- English catalysis English biocatalysis From bio- + catalysis.

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