Recent Examples on the WebThe ingredient that puts the poison in many types of rat poison is brodifacoum, a powerful anticoagulant that can inhibit the enzyme vitamin K epoxide reductase.—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2022 The researchers found that an enzyme called soluble epoxide hydrolase, or sEH, which is more abundant in the colons of obese people, is responsible for colin inflammation, which can be an early signal of colon cancer.—Elise Takahama, BostonGlobe.com, 30 Apr. 2018
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