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glyoxalase

glyoxalase noun: either of a pair of related thiol-dependent enzymes: glyoxalase І, which catalyse the isomerisation of the spontaneously formed hemithioacetal adduct between GSH and 2-oxoaldehydes (such as methylglyoxal) into S-2-hydroxyacylglutathione; and glyoxalase ІІ, which hydrolyses these thiolesters.

Noun

glyoxalase (countable and uncountable, plural glyoxalases)

  1. Either of a pair of related thiol-dependent enzymes: glyoxalase І, which catalyse the isomerisation of the spontaneously formed hemithioacetal adduct between GSH and 2-oxoaldehydes (such as methylglyoxal) into S-2-hydroxyacylglutathione; and glyoxalase ІІ, which hydrolyses these thiolesters.

Forms of glyoxalase

pluralglyoxalases

Origin of glyoxalase

From glyoxal + -ase.

Questions about glyoxalase

What does glyoxalase mean?
Glyoxalase means either of a pair of related thiol-dependent enzymes: glyoxalase І, which catalyse the isomerisation of the spontaneously formed hemithioacetal adduct between GSH and 2-oxoaldehydes (such as methylglyoxal) into S-2-hydroxyacylglutathione; and glyoxalase ІІ, which hydrolyses these thiolesters.
What part of speech is glyoxalase?
Glyoxalase is a noun.
What is the plural of glyoxalase?
The plural of glyoxalase is glyoxalases.

Words near glyoxalase in the dictionary

  1. Glynoses
  2. glyns
  3. Glyntraian
  4. glyodin
  5. glyoxal
  6. glyoxalase
  7. glyoxalases
  8. glyoxalate
  9. glyoxalates
  10. glyoxalic acid
  11. glyoxalidine

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