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glutaminase

glutaminase noun: any enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of glutamine to glutamic acid and ammonia.

Noun

glutaminase (plural glutaminases)

  1. Any enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of glutamine to glutamic acid and ammonia

Forms of glutaminase

pluralglutaminases

Origin of glutaminase

From glutamine + -ase.

Questions about glutaminase

What does glutaminase mean?
Glutaminase means any enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of glutamine to glutamic acid and ammonia.
What part of speech is glutaminase?
Glutaminase is a noun.
What is the plural of glutaminase?
The plural of glutaminase is glutaminases.

Words near glutaminase in the dictionary

  1. glutamation
  2. glutamations
  3. glutamic
  4. glutamic acid
  5. glutamin
  6. glutaminase
  7. glutaminases
  8. glutamination
  9. glutamine
  10. glutaminergic
  11. glutamines

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