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catenase

catenase noun: a hypothetical enzyme that leads to the catenation of separated DNA strands.

Noun

catenase

  1. A hypothetical enzyme that leads to the catenation of separated DNA strands.
    • Nevertheless there remains the possibility that the action of the catenase when the chromosomes are pulled apart during cell division could unlink the daughter molecules.1978, Journal of Mathematical Biology - Volume 6, page 388
    • I will digress briefly to tell you about a remarkably active catenase activity (unpublished observation by R. Low and A. Kornberg) .1983, Nicholas R. Cozzarelli, Mechanisms of DNA Replication and Recombination, page 10

Words formed from catenase

Questions about catenase

What does catenase mean?
Catenase means a hypothetical enzyme that leads to the catenation of separated DNA strands.
What part of speech is catenase?
Catenase is a noun.

Words near catenase in the dictionary

  1. catenarin
  2. catenary
  3. catenary bridge
  4. catenary bridges
  5. catenas
  6. catenase
  7. catenate
  8. catenated
  9. catenates
  10. catenating
  11. catenation

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