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alkylhalidase

alkylhalidase noun: a hydrolase enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction bromochloromethane + H₂O ⇌ formaldehyde + bromide + chloride.

Noun

alkylhalidase (uncountable)

  1. A hydrolase enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction bromochloromethane + H₂O ⇌ formaldehyde + bromide + chloride.

Questions about alkylhalidase

What does alkylhalidase mean?
Alkylhalidase means a hydrolase enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction bromochloromethane + H₂O ⇌ formaldehyde + bromide + chloride.
What part of speech is alkylhalidase?
Alkylhalidase is a noun.

Words near alkylhalidase in the dictionary

  1. alkylglycerone phosphate synthases
  2. alkylglycerophosphoethanolamine phosphodiesterase
  3. alkylglycine
  4. alkylglycines
  5. alkylguanine
  6. alkylhalidase
  7. alkylhalide
  8. alkylhydroperoxidase
  9. alkylhydroperoxidases
  10. alkylhydroperoxide
  11. alkylhydroperoxides

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