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gluconolactonase

gluconolactonase noun: a hydrolase enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction D-glucono-1,5-lactone + H₂O ⇌ D-gluconate.

Noun

gluconolactonase (plural gluconolactonases)

  1. A hydrolase enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction D-glucono-1,5-lactone + H₂O ⇌ D-gluconate.

Forms of gluconolactonase

pluralgluconolactonases

Questions about gluconolactonase

What does gluconolactonase mean?
Gluconolactonase means a hydrolase enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction D-glucono-1,5-lactone + H₂O ⇌ D-gluconate.
What part of speech is gluconolactonase?
Gluconolactonase is a noun.
What is the plural of gluconolactonase?
The plural of gluconolactonase is gluconolactonases.

Words near gluconolactonase in the dictionary

  1. gluconic
  2. gluconic acid
  3. gluconic acids
  4. gluconokinase
  5. gluconokinases
  6. gluconolactonase
  7. gluconolactonases
  8. gluconolactone
  9. glucooligosaccharide
  10. glucooligosaccharides
  11. glucoolitoriside

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