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alkyllysinase

alkyllysinase noun: any of a family of enzymes that catalyses the removal of alkyl (especially methyl) groups from lysine.

Noun

alkyllysinase (uncountable)

  1. Any of a family of enzymes that catalyses the removal of alkyl (especially methyl) groups from lysine

Origin of alkyllysinase

From alkyl + lysine + -ase.

Questions about alkyllysinase

What does alkyllysinase mean?
Alkyllysinase means any of a family of enzymes that catalyses the removal of alkyl (especially methyl) groups from lysine.
What part of speech is alkyllysinase?
Alkyllysinase is a noun.

Words near alkyllysinase in the dictionary

  1. alkyliminos
  2. alkylindole
  3. alkylindoles
  4. alkyllithium
  5. alkyllithiums
  6. alkyllysinase
  7. alkylmercurial
  8. alkylmercury
  9. alkylmetal
  10. alkylmetals
  11. alkylmorpholine

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