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monocyclase

monocyclase noun: any enzyme that catalyses a single cyclization reaction (typically at one end of a carotenoid such as lycopene).

Noun

monocyclase (plural monocyclases)

  1. Any enzyme that catalyses a single cyclization reaction (typically at one end of a carotenoid such as lycopene)

Forms of monocyclase

pluralmonocyclases

Origin of monocyclase

From mono- + cyclase.

Questions about monocyclase

What does monocyclase mean?
Monocyclase means any enzyme that catalyses a single cyclization reaction (typically at one end of a carotenoid such as lycopene).
What part of speech is monocyclase?
Monocyclase is a noun.
What is the plural of monocyclase?
The plural of monocyclase is monocyclases.

Words near monocyclase in the dictionary

  1. monocupin
  2. monocupins
  3. monocusp
  4. monocuspid
  5. monocyanobacterial
  6. monocyclase
  7. monocyclases
  8. monocycle
  9. monocycles
  10. monocyclic
  11. monocyclics

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