Title: enzyme induction
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - enzyme induction
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.ET02156
Status: current

Definition
The process whereby an (inducible) enzyme is synthesized in response to a specific molecule (cf. inducer).The inducer molecule (often a substrate that needs the catalytic activity of the inducible enzyme for its metabolism) combines with a repressor and thereby prevents the blocking of an operator by the repressor.

Related Terms
- enzyme induction: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/ET06823
- inducer: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/I03017
- metabolism: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/M03858
- operator: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/O04300
- repressor: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/R05304
- substrate: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/S06083

Source
- PAC, 1992, 64, 143. 'Glossary for chemists of terms used in biotechnology (IUPAC Recommendations 1992)' on page 152 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199264010143)

Other Outputs
- html: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/ET02156/html
- json: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/ET02156/json
- xml: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/ET02156/xml

Citation: Citation: 'enzyme induction' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.ET02156
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