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exosulfatase

exosulfatase noun: any enzyme that removes sulfate groups from the ends of carbohydrate sulfates.

Noun

exosulfatase (plural exosulfatases)

  1. Any enzyme that removes sulfate groups from the ends of carbohydrate sulfates

Forms of exosulfatase

pluralexosulfatases

Origin of exosulfatase

From exo- + sulfatase.

Questions about exosulfatase

What does exosulfatase mean?
Exosulfatase means any enzyme that removes sulfate groups from the ends of carbohydrate sulfates.
What part of speech is exosulfatase?
Exosulfatase is a noun.
What is the plural of exosulfatase?
The plural of exosulfatase is exosulfatases.

Words near exosulfatase in the dictionary

  1. exostructures
  2. exosubstance
  3. exosubstances
  4. exosuit
  5. exosuits
  6. exosulfatase
  7. exosulfatases
  8. exosymbiont
  9. exosymbionts
  10. exosymbiosis
  11. exosymbiotic

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