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GTPase

GTPase noun: any of a large family of hydrolase enzymes that bind to the nucleotide guanosine triphosphate (GTP) and hydrolyze it to guanosine diphosphate (GDP).

Noun

GTPase (plural GTPases)

  1. Any of a large family of hydrolase enzymes that bind to the nucleotide guanosine triphosphate (GTP) and hydrolyze it to guanosine diphosphate (GDP).

Forms of GTPase

pluralGTPases

Origin of GTPase

From GTP + -ase.

Questions about GTPase

What does GTPase mean?
GTPase means any of a large family of hydrolase enzymes that bind to the nucleotide guanosine triphosphate (GTP) and hydrolyze it to guanosine diphosphate (GDP).
What part of speech is GTPase?
GTPase is a noun.
What is the plural of GTPase?
The plural of GTPase is GTPases.

Words near GTPase in the dictionary

  1. GTO
  2. GTOs
  3. GTP
  4. GTP-binding protein
  5. GTP-binding proteins
  6. GTPase
  7. GTPases
  8. GTPS
  9. GTR
  10. Gtr Man
  11. GTranslate

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