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hemoglobinase

hemoglobinase noun: any enzyme that catalyses the breakdown of hemoglobin.

Noun

hemoglobinase (plural hemoglobinases)

  1. Any enzyme that catalyses the breakdown of hemoglobin
    • H11 and H-gal-GP are believed to be components of the hemoglobinase complex in the H. contortus adult gut responsible for digestion of the ingested host hemoglobin and are regarded as hidden antigens not exposed to the host immune system [ 9, 16, 17 ].2015 August 19, Christian Heim et al., “Inhibition of Haemonchus contortus larval development by fungal lectins”, in Parasites & Vectors, volume 8, →DOI

Forms of hemoglobinase

pluralhemoglobinases

Origin of hemoglobinase

From hemoglobin + -ase.

Questions about hemoglobinase

What does hemoglobinase mean?
Hemoglobinase means any enzyme that catalyses the breakdown of hemoglobin.
What part of speech is hemoglobinase?
Hemoglobinase is a noun.
What is the plural of hemoglobinase?
The plural of hemoglobinase is hemoglobinases.

Words near hemoglobinase in the dictionary

  1. hemofuscin
  2. hemogenic
  3. hemoglobic
  4. hemoglobin
  5. hemoglobin Lepore
  6. hemoglobinase
  7. hemoglobinases
  8. hemoglobine
  9. hemoglobinemia
  10. hemoglobinised
  11. hemoglobinization

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