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deacetylase

deacetylase noun: any of several classes of enzyme that remove acetyl groups from proteins.

Noun

deacetylase (plural deacetylases)

  1. Any of several classes of enzyme that remove acetyl groups from proteins

Forms of deacetylase

pluraldeacetylases

Origin of deacetylase

From de- + acetyl + -ase.

Words formed from deacetylase

Questions about deacetylase

What does deacetylase mean?
Deacetylase means any of several classes of enzyme that remove acetyl groups from proteins.
What part of speech is deacetylase?
Deacetylase is a noun.
What is the plural of deacetylase?
The plural of deacetylase is deacetylases.

Words near deacetylase in the dictionary

  1. deacetoxylated
  2. deacetoxylation
  3. deacetoxylations
  4. deacetoxyscirpenol
  5. deacetoxywortmannin
  6. deacetylase
  7. deacetylases
  8. deacetylate
  9. deacetylated
  10. deacetylates
  11. deacetylating

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