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cystathioninase

cystathioninase noun: an enzyme that cleaves cystathione to produce cystein and α-ketobutyrate.

Noun

cystathioninase (uncountable)

  1. An enzyme that cleaves cystathione to produce cystein and α-ketobutyrate

Questions about cystathioninase

What does cystathioninase mean?
Cystathioninase means an enzyme that cleaves cystathione to produce cystein and α-ketobutyrate.
What part of speech is cystathioninase?
Cystathioninase is a noun.

Words near cystathioninase in the dictionary

  1. cystamine
  2. cystaphos
  3. cystathionase
  4. cystathione
  5. cystathionin
  6. cystathioninase
  7. cystathionine
  8. cystathioninuria
  9. cystatin
  10. cystatine
  11. cystatines

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