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cyanophycinase

cyanophycinase noun: an enzyme that catalyzes the reaction [L-Asp(4-L-Arg)]ₙ + H₂O ⇌ [L-Asp(4-L-Arg)]ₙ₋₁ + L-Asp(4-L-Arg).

Noun

cyanophycinase (countable and uncountable, plural cyanophycinases)

  1. An enzyme that catalyzes the reaction [L-Asp(4-L-Arg)]ₙ + H₂O ⇌ [L-Asp(4-L-Arg)]ₙ₋₁ + L-Asp(4-L-Arg).
    • However, our findings showed no differential expression of the cyanophycinase genes (cphA, cphB) responsible for this process in response to irradiation, confirming that the cells did not seem to experience N-limitation.2015 August 27, “Temporal Gene Expression of the Cyanobacterium Arthrospira in Response to Gamma Rays”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of cyanophycinase

pluralcyanophycinases

Origin of cyanophycinase

From cyanophycin + -ase.

Questions about cyanophycinase

What does cyanophycinase mean?
Cyanophycinase means an enzyme that catalyzes the reaction [L-Asp(4-L-Arg)]ₙ + H₂O ⇌ [L-Asp(4-L-Arg)]ₙ₋₁ + L-Asp(4-L-Arg).
What part of speech is cyanophycinase?
Cyanophycinase is a noun.
What is the plural of cyanophycinase?
The plural of cyanophycinase is cyanophycinases.

Words near cyanophycinase in the dictionary

  1. cyanophosphonate
  2. cyanophosphonates
  3. cyanophosphorylation
  4. cyanophycean
  5. cyanophycin
  6. cyanophycinase
  7. cyanophycins
  8. cyanophyll
  9. cyanophyllite
  10. cyanophyte
  11. cyanophytes

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