aconitase
aconitase noun: aconitate hydratase, an enzyme that catalyses the stereospecific isomerization of citrate to isocitrate via cis-aconitate in the tricarboxylic acid cycle.
Noun
aconitase (countable and uncountable, plural aconitases)
- Aconitate hydratase, an enzyme that catalyses the stereospecific isomerization of citrate to isocitrate via cis-aconitate in the tricarboxylic acid cycle.
- The enzyme system bringing about the reversible hydration of cisaconitic acid has been shown to be different from fumarase and termed "aconitase".1939 June 1, William Arthur Johnson, “Aconitase”, in Biochemical Journal, volume 33, number 6, page 1046
- These are: aconitase, isocitric dehydrogenase, alpha-ketoglutaric dehydrogenase, succinic dehydrogenase, fumarase, malic dehydrogenase, DPHN-oxidase, and cytochrome oxidase.1959, Virginia Commission of Fisheries, Report of the Commission of Fisheries of Virginia, page 54
aconitase meaning in Tamil
aconitase in Tamil
- அகானிடூக்கி
Forms of aconitase
| plural | aconitases |
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Origin of aconitase
From aconitate + -ase.
Questions about aconitase
- What does aconitase mean?
- Aconitase means aconitate hydratase, an enzyme that catalyses the stereospecific isomerization of citrate to isocitrate via cis-aconitate in the tricarboxylic acid cycle.
- What is aconitase in Tamil?
- Aconitase in Tamil is அகானிடூக்கி. See Aconitase meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is aconitase?
- Aconitase is a noun.
- What is the plural of aconitase?
- The plural of aconitase is aconitases.
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