activator

• Substantivo que designa um agente ou molécula que inicia ou intensifica um processo biológico, por exemplo, aumentando a atividade de enzimas ou promovendo a expressão gênica durante a transcrição do DNA.

A noun referring to an agent or molecule that initiates or increases a biological process, such as enhancing enzyme activity or promoting gene expression during DNA transcription.

1. Biological activatorC1formalscientific

   A molecule or agent that increases the activity of an enzyme or enhances the production of a gene product during DNA transcription.

   Ativador biológico

   • The activator binds to the promoter region to initiate transcription.
   • Researchers identified a new activator that boosts enzyme activity.
   • This protein acts as an activator in the cellular signaling pathway.

   Sinônimosinducer

   Antônimosinhibitorrepressorsuppressor