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diacylglycerol lipase

diacylglycerol lipase noun: an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of diacylglycerol yielding a free fatty acid and monoacylglycerol.

Noun

diacylglycerol lipase (plural diacylglycerol lipases)

  1. An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of diacylglycerol yielding a free fatty acid and monoacylglycerol.

Forms of diacylglycerol lipase

pluraldiacylglycerol lipases

Questions about diacylglycerol lipase

What does diacylglycerol lipase mean?
Diacylglycerol lipase means an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of diacylglycerol yielding a free fatty acid and monoacylglycerol.
What part of speech is diacylglycerol lipase?
Diacylglycerol lipase is a noun.
What is the plural of diacylglycerol lipase?
The plural of diacylglycerol lipase is diacylglycerol lipases.

Words near diacylglycerol lipase in the dictionary

  1. diacylgalactosylglycerol
  2. diacylgalactosylglycerols
  3. diacylglyceride
  4. diacylglycerides
  5. diacylglycerol
  6. diacylglycerol lipase
  7. diacylglycerol lipases
  8. diacylglycerols
  9. diacylglyceryl
  10. diacylglyceryls
  11. diacylglyercide

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