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lactonase

lactonase noun: a metalloenzyme, produced by certain bacteria, that targets and inactivates acylated homoserine lactones (AHLs).

Noun

lactonase (countable and uncountable, plural lactonases)

  1. A metalloenzyme, produced by certain bacteria, that targets and inactivates acylated homoserine lactones (AHLs)

Forms of lactonase

plurallactonases

Origin of lactonase

From lactone + -ase.

Words formed from lactonase

Questions about lactonase

What does lactonase mean?
Lactonase means a metalloenzyme, produced by certain bacteria, that targets and inactivates acylated homoserine lactones (AHLs).
What part of speech is lactonase?
Lactonase is a noun.
What is the plural of lactonase?
The plural of lactonase is lactonases.

Words near lactonase in the dictionary

  1. lactomer
  2. lactometer
  3. lactometers
  4. lactometric
  5. lactometry
  6. lactonase
  7. lactonases
  8. lactonazi
  9. lactonazis
  10. lactone
  11. lactones

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