Grains, nuts, seeds, and legumes contain anti-nutrients and toxic enzyme inhibitors known as phytates (phytic acid), polyphenols (tannins), and goitrogens. (renewingallthings.com)
Yet he believes the experiment he was working on is so vital, studying the impact of a toxic enzyme on mouse livers, that he begs to return on his severance to complete it. (fortune.com)
ArborGen relies on what has been the most popular system for restricting plant pollen, which uses a bacterial gene to produce a toxic enzyme called barnase that slices apart genetic material in a cell, causing death. (scientificamerican.com)