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mucinase

mucinase noun: a lyase that hydrolyses mucins.

Noun

mucinase (plural mucinases)

  1. A lyase that hydrolyses mucins
    • The enzyme elaborated by Clostridium perfringens, which we have designated mucinase, hydrolyzes synovial fluid mucin in two stages.1940 January, William van B. Robertson, Marian W. Ropes, Walter Bauer, “Mucinase: a Bacterial Enzyme which Hydrolyzes Synovial Fluid Mucin and other Mucins”, in Journal of Biological Chemistry

mucinase meaning in Tamil

mucinase in Tamil

சளியன்மிசை இயங்கு நொதி

Forms of mucinase

pluralmucinases

Questions about mucinase

What does mucinase mean?
Mucinase means a lyase that hydrolyses mucins.
What is mucinase in Tamil?
Mucinase in Tamil is சளியன்மிசை இயங்கு நொதி. See Mucinase meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is mucinase?
Mucinase is a noun.
What is the plural of mucinase?
The plural of mucinase is mucinases.

Words near mucinase in the dictionary

  1. mucilaginously
  2. mucilaginousness
  3. mucilloid
  4. mucilloids
  5. mucin
  6. mucinase
  7. mucinases
  8. mucine
  9. mucinlike
  10. mucinogen
  11. mucinogens

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