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baicalinase

baicalinase noun: an enzyme that catalyses the chemical reaction baicalin + H₂O ⇌ baicalein + D-glucuronate.

Noun

baicalinase

  1. An enzyme that catalyses the chemical reaction baicalin + H₂O ⇌ baicalein + D-glucuronate.
    • One baicalinase and three baicalein 7-O-glucuronosyltransferases genes potentially involved in the transformation between baicalin/wogonoside and baicalein/wogonin were identified.2015 August 29, “Deep Sequencing of the Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi Transcriptome Reveals Flavonoid Biosynthetic Profiling and Organ-Specific Gene Expression”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of baicalinase

From baicalin + -ase.

Questions about baicalinase

What does baicalinase mean?
Baicalinase means an enzyme that catalyses the chemical reaction baicalin + H₂O ⇌ baicalein + D-glucuronate.
What part of speech is baicalinase?
Baicalinase is a noun.

Words near baicalinase in the dictionary

  1. Baibars
  2. baicai
  3. Baical skullcap
  4. baicalein
  5. baicalin
  6. baicalinase
  7. Baicheng
  8. baidar
  9. baidarka
  10. baidarkas
  11. baidars

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