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allantoicase

allantoicase noun: a hydrolase enzyme that participates in purine metabolism by facilitating the utilization of purines as secondary nitrogen sources under nitrogen-limiting conditions.

Noun

allantoicase (usually uncountable, plural allantoicases)

  1. (usually) A hydrolase enzyme that participates in purine metabolism by facilitating the utilization of purines as secondary nitrogen sources under nitrogen-limiting conditions.

Forms of allantoicase

pluralallantoicases

Origin of allantoicase

From allantoic + -ase.

Questions about allantoicase

What does allantoicase mean?
Allantoicase means a hydrolase enzyme that participates in purine metabolism by facilitating the utilization of purines as secondary nitrogen sources under nitrogen-limiting conditions.
What part of speech is allantoicase?
Allantoicase is a noun.
What is the plural of allantoicase?
The plural of allantoicase is allantoicases.

Words near allantoicase in the dictionary

  1. allantoenteric
  2. allantogenesis
  3. allantoic
  4. allantoic acid
  5. allantoically
  6. allantoicase
  7. allantoicases
  8. allantoid
  9. allantoidal
  10. allantoides
  11. allantoids

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