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aminoacylase

aminoacylase noun: a hydrolase enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction an N-acyl-L-amino acid + H₂O ⇌ a carboxylate + an L-amino acid.

Noun

aminoacylase (countable and uncountable, plural aminoacylases)

  1. A hydrolase enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction an N-acyl-L-amino acid + H₂O ⇌ a carboxylate + an L-amino acid.

Forms of aminoacylase

pluralaminoacylases

Origin of aminoacylase

From amino- + acyl + -ase.

Questions about aminoacylase

What does aminoacylase mean?
Aminoacylase means a hydrolase enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction an N-acyl-L-amino acid + H₂O ⇌ a carboxylate + an L-amino acid.
What part of speech is aminoacylase?
Aminoacylase is a noun.
What is the plural of aminoacylase?
The plural of aminoacylase is aminoacylases.

Words near aminoacylase in the dictionary

  1. aminoactinomycin
  2. aminoactinomycins
  3. aminoacyl
  4. aminoacyl tRNA synthetase
  5. aminoacyl tRNA synthetases
  6. aminoacylase
  7. aminoacylases
  8. aminoacylate
  9. aminoacylated
  10. aminoacylates
  11. aminoacylating

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