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dehydrogenases

dehydrogenases is the plural of dehydrogenase.

Meaning of dehydrogenase

Noun

dehydrogenase (plural dehydrogenases)

  1. Any of several enzymes that catalyze the removal of hydrogen (a proton) from biological compounds.
    • This led to a search in the filtrate for a dehydrogenase which should activate lactate in preference to the other three substances.1928, Marjory Stephenson, “On lactic dehydrogenase: A cell-free enzyme preparation obtained from bacteria”, in Biochemical Journal
    Synonyms:
    dehydrase

Questions about dehydrogenases

What is dehydrogenases the plural of?
Dehydrogenases is the plural of dehydrogenase.

Words near dehydrogenases in the dictionary

  1. dehydrofreezes
  2. dehydrofreezing
  3. dehydrofrozen
  4. dehydrogeijerin
  5. dehydrogenase
  6. dehydrogenases
  7. dehydrogenate
  8. dehydrogenated
  9. dehydrogenates
  10. dehydrogenating
  11. dehydrogenation

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