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lumazine synthase

lumazine synthase noun: an enzyme, involved in riboflavin biosynthesis, that catalyzes the chemical reaction 1-deoxy-L-glycero-tetrulose 4-phosphate + 5-amino-6-(D-ribitylamino)uracil ⇌ 6,7-dimethyl-8-(D-ribityl)lumazine + 2 H₂O + phosphate.

Noun

lumazine synthase (uncountable)

  1. An enzyme, involved in riboflavin biosynthesis, that catalyzes the chemical reaction 1-deoxy-L-glycero-tetrulose 4-phosphate + 5-amino-6-(D-ribitylamino)uracil ⇌ 6,7-dimethyl-8-(D-ribityl)lumazine + 2 H₂O + phosphate.
    • DNA vaccines encoding ribosomal L7/L12, lumazine synthase (BLS), P39 (a putative periplasmic binding protein), Omp16 (outer membrane protein) and BAB1_0278 genes have demonstrated to confer protection against B. abortus challenge in mice.2015 July 8, Elaine MS Dorneles, Nammalwar Sriranganathan, Andrey P. Lage, “Recent advances in Brucella abortus vaccines”, in Veterinary Research, volume 46, →DOI

Questions about lumazine synthase

What does lumazine synthase mean?
Lumazine synthase means an enzyme, involved in riboflavin biosynthesis, that catalyzes the chemical reaction 1-deoxy-L-glycero-tetrulose 4-phosphate + 5-amino-6-(D-ribitylamino)uracil ⇌ 6,7-dimethyl-8-(D-ribityl)lumazine + 2 H₂O + phosphate.
What part of speech is lumazine synthase?
Lumazine synthase is a noun.

Words near lumazine synthase in the dictionary

  1. lumas
  2. Lumasaaba
  3. lumasiran
  4. Lumatab
  5. lumazine
  6. lumazine synthase
  7. lumb
  8. Lumba-Bayabao
  9. Lumbac
  10. Lumbaca Mamaan
  11. Lumbaca-Unayan

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