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U.S. Department of Agriculture

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  1. Research, Technology, Methods
  2. animal research
  3. chemical substances
  4. technical chemicals
  5. catalysts
  6. biocatalysts

Preferred term

biocatalysts

Type

  • Chemical

Definition

  • Information A catalyst of biological origin, such as an enzyme, hormone, or cell, that initiates or increases the rate of a chemical reaction but is not consumed or changed at the end of the reaction.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

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https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/154063

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