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adenylosuccinase

adenylosuccinase noun: an enzyme that converts adenylosuccinate to AMP and fumarate as part of the purine nucleotide cycle.

Noun

adenylosuccinase (uncountable)

  1. An enzyme that converts adenylosuccinate to AMP and fumarate as part of the purine nucleotide cycle.

Origin of adenylosuccinase

From adenylosuccinate + -ase.

Questions about adenylosuccinase

What does adenylosuccinase mean?
Adenylosuccinase means an enzyme that converts adenylosuccinate to AMP and fumarate as part of the purine nucleotide cycle.
What part of speech is adenylosuccinase?
Adenylosuccinase is a noun.

Words near adenylosuccinase in the dictionary

  1. adenylation
  2. adenylations
  3. adenylcyclase
  4. adenylic
  5. adenylic acid
  6. adenylosuccinase
  7. adenylosuccinate
  8. adenylosuccinic
  9. adenylosuccinic acid
  10. adenylpyrophosphatase
  11. adenylpyrophosphatases

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