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dephosphorylase

dephosphorylase noun: an enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of a sugar phosphate.

Noun

dephosphorylase (plural dephosphorylases)

  1. An enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of a sugar phosphate

Forms of dephosphorylase

pluraldephosphorylases

Origin of dephosphorylase

From de- + phosphorylase.

Questions about dephosphorylase

What does dephosphorylase mean?
Dephosphorylase means an enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of a sugar phosphate.
What part of speech is dephosphorylase?
Dephosphorylase is a noun.
What is the plural of dephosphorylase?
The plural of dephosphorylase is dephosphorylases.

Words near dephosphorylase in the dictionary

  1. dephosphorization
  2. dephosphorize
  3. dephosphorized
  4. dephosphorizes
  5. dephosphorizing
  6. dephosphorylase
  7. dephosphorylases
  8. dephosphorylate
  9. dephosphorylated
  10. dephosphorylates
  11. dephosphorylating

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