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aspartase

aspartase noun: any enzyme that catalyses the deamination of aspartic acid to fumaric acid and ammonia.

Noun

aspartase (plural aspartases)

  1. Any enzyme that catalyses the deamination of aspartic acid to fumaric acid and ammonia

Forms of aspartase

pluralaspartases

Origin of aspartase

From aspartate + -ase.

Questions about aspartase

What does aspartase mean?
Aspartase means any enzyme that catalyses the deamination of aspartic acid to fumaric acid and ammonia.
What part of speech is aspartase?
Aspartase is a noun.
What is the plural of aspartase?
The plural of aspartase is aspartases.

Words near aspartase in the dictionary

  1. aspart
  2. aspartame
  3. aspartames
  4. aspartamide
  5. aspartamine
  6. aspartase
  7. aspartases
  8. aspartate
  9. aspartate aminotransferase
  10. aspartate transaminase
  11. aspartates

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