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fumarase

fumarase noun: an enzyme that in the Krebs cycle acts as a catalyst for the reaction of water and fumarate to form L-malate.

Noun

fumarase (plural fumarases)

  1. An enzyme that in the Krebs cycle acts as a catalyst for the reaction of water and fumarate to form L-malate.

Forms of fumarase

pluralfumarases

Origin of fumarase

From fumarate + -ase.

Questions about fumarase

What does fumarase mean?
Fumarase means an enzyme that in the Krebs cycle acts as a catalyst for the reaction of water and fumarate to form L-malate.
What part of speech is fumarase?
Fumarase is a noun.
What is the plural of fumarase?
The plural of fumarase is fumarases.

Words near fumarase in the dictionary

  1. fumado
  2. fumadoes
  3. fumados
  4. fumage
  5. fumagillin
  6. fumarase
  7. fumarases
  8. fumarate
  9. fumarates
  10. fumaria
  11. fumariaceous

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