adjective
- not involving or relating to enzymes
Usage: biochemistry; scientific
Examples
- The nonenzymic browning of fruits occurs through oxidation reactions.
- Researchers studied nonenzymic protein modifications in aging cells.
- The reaction proceeded through a nonenzymic pathway.
- Nonenzymic glycation can damage proteins over time.
- The laboratory tested both enzymic and nonenzymic catalysis methods.
- Heat treatment caused nonenzymic changes in the food sample.