He matū e whakaputaina ai e te rauropi hei āwhina i a ia ki te whakatutuki i ngā momo tauhohe matū o ngā pūnaha o roto i tana tinana. Hei tauira, ko te whākōkī hūware o roto i te hūware o te tangata, hei wāwāhi i te māngaro, e tutuki ai te tukanga nakunaku kai. Kei roto i te wai nakunaku ka whakaputaina e te repe taiaki huka, ko te whākōkī ngako, koia hei wāwāhi i te ngako i roto i te kōpiro
A substance produced by an organism to assist in the necessary chemical reactions of the body systems. For example, amylase is an enzyme contained in human saliva which breaks down starch during the digestion process. The digestive juice produced by the pancreas contains lipase, an enzyme which breaks down the lipids in the intestine.
pūmua ‒ protein
whākōkī ‒ catalyst