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methylguanidinase

methylguanidinase noun: a hydrolase enzyme that catalyzes the reaction of methylguanidine and water into methylamine and urea.

Noun

methylguanidinase (uncountable)

  1. A hydrolase enzyme that catalyzes the reaction of methylguanidine and water into methylamine and urea.

Origin of methylguanidinase

From methylguanidine + -ase.

Questions about methylguanidinase

What does methylguanidinase mean?
Methylguanidinase means a hydrolase enzyme that catalyzes the reaction of methylguanidine and water into methylamine and urea.
What part of speech is methylguanidinase?
Methylguanidinase is a noun.

Words near methylguanidinase in the dictionary

  1. methylglutaconic acid
  2. methylglutaric
  3. methylglutaric acid
  4. methylglyoxal
  5. methylglyoxalase
  6. methylguanidinase
  7. methylguanine
  8. methylguanosine
  9. methylguanosines
  10. methylhexanamine
  11. methylhexaneamine

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