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creatininase

creatininase noun: an amidohydrolase enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of creatinine to creatine, which can then be metabolised to urea and sarcosine by creatinase.

Noun

creatininase (plural creatininases)

  1. An amidohydrolase enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of creatinine to creatine, which can then be metabolised to urea and sarcosine by creatinase.

Forms of creatininase

pluralcreatininases

Origin of creatininase

From creatinine + -ase.

Questions about creatininase

What does creatininase mean?
Creatininase means an amidohydrolase enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of creatinine to creatine, which can then be metabolised to urea and sarcosine by creatinase.
What part of speech is creatininase?
Creatininase is a noun.
What is the plural of creatininase?
The plural of creatininase is creatininases.

Words near creatininase in the dictionary

  1. creating
  2. creating daylight between oneself and someone
  3. creatings
  4. creatinin
  5. creatininaemia
  6. creatininase
  7. creatininases
  8. creatinine
  9. creatininemia
  10. creatinines
  11. creatininuria

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