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carnosinase

carnosinase noun: an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of Xaa!His dipeptides.

Noun

carnosinase (plural carnosinases)

  1. An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of Xaa!His dipeptides.

Forms of carnosinase

pluralcarnosinases

Origin of carnosinase

From carnosine + -ase.

Questions about carnosinase

What does carnosinase mean?
Carnosinase means an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of Xaa!His dipeptides.
What part of speech is carnosinase?
Carnosinase is a noun.
What is the plural of carnosinase?
The plural of carnosinase is carnosinases.

Words near carnosinase in the dictionary

  1. carnose
  2. carnosely
  3. carnosic
  4. carnosic acid
  5. carnosinaemia
  6. carnosinase
  7. carnosinases
  8. carnosine
  9. carnosinemia
  10. carnosinol
  11. carnosities

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