An enzyme is a substance that acts as a catalyst in living organisms; they regulate and speed up the rate at which chemical reactions proceed. 
            
            
            
         
     
    
        
                    
                                    
                
         
                
                    
                                        
                        
                    
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        5-fluorouracil (5-FU) and its oral analog capecitabine are fluoropyrimidine chemotherapy agents used in several solid tumors. Approximately 5% of patients inherit diminished or null activity...
     
 
 
                                    
                                                                    
                                    
                                        
    
    
    
        Detection and/or amplification of target DNA sequences by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is a prevalent method in molecular biology. PCR has a broad range of applications, including use in...
    
    
            
     
                                     
                                    
                                                                    
                                    
                                        
    
    
    
        As viral threats continue to emerge, viral detection assays are important not only for recognizing if a virus is present, but also for surveillance and variant characterization. Accurate det...
    
    
            
     
                                     
                                    
                                                                    
                                    
                                        
    
    
    
        Nanopore sequencing has enormous potential in epigenetic applications; unlike traditional sequencing-by-synthesis technologies, it can distinguish covalently modified nucleotides directly th...
    
    
            
     
                                     
                                    
                                                                    
                                    
                                        
    
    
    
        Although affinity tag methods for protein purification have greatly accelerated research in laboratories throughout the world, the presence of the tag on the purified target can modify the t...