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guanidinoacetase

guanidinoacetase noun: a hydrolase enzyme that catalyzes the reaction of guanidinoacetate and water into glycine and urea.

Noun

guanidinoacetase (uncountable)

  1. A hydrolase enzyme that catalyzes the reaction of guanidinoacetate and water into glycine and urea.

Origin of guanidinoacetase

From guanidinoacetate + -ase.

Questions about guanidinoacetase

What does guanidinoacetase mean?
Guanidinoacetase means a hydrolase enzyme that catalyzes the reaction of guanidinoacetate and water into glycine and urea.
What part of speech is guanidinoacetase?
Guanidinoacetase is a noun.

Words near guanidinoacetase in the dictionary

  1. guanidine
  2. guanidines
  3. guanidinium
  4. guanidiniums
  5. guanidino
  6. guanidinoacetase
  7. guanidinoacetate
  8. guanidinobutyrase
  9. guanidinohydantoin
  10. guanidinopropionase
  11. guanidinosuccinate

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