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formamidase

formamidase noun: an enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of formylkynurenine to kynurenine and formate during the metabolism of tryptophan.

Noun

formamidase (plural formamidases)

  1. An enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of formylkynurenine to kynurenine and formate during the metabolism of tryptophan

Forms of formamidase

pluralformamidases

Questions about formamidase

What does formamidase mean?
Formamidase means an enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of formylkynurenine to kynurenine and formate during the metabolism of tryptophan.
What part of speech is formamidase?
Formamidase is a noun.
What is the plural of formamidase?
The plural of formamidase is formamidases.

Words near formamidase in the dictionary

  1. formalizing
  2. formally
  3. formalness
  4. formals
  5. formalwear
  6. formamidase
  7. formamidases
  8. formamide
  9. formamides
  10. formamidine
  11. formamidines

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