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phenylalaninase

phenylalaninase noun: an enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of phenylalanine to tyrosine.

Noun

phenylalaninase (uncountable)

  1. An enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of phenylalanine to tyrosine.

Origin of phenylalaninase

From phenylalanine + -ase.

Questions about phenylalaninase

What does phenylalaninase mean?
Phenylalaninase means an enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of phenylalanine to tyrosine.
What part of speech is phenylalaninase?
Phenylalaninase is a noun.

Words near phenylalaninase in the dictionary

  1. phenylacetylenes
  2. phenylacetylglutamine
  3. phenylacetyls
  4. phenylahistin
  5. phenylalanin
  6. phenylalaninase
  7. phenylalanine
  8. phenylalanine hydroxylase
  9. phenylalaninemia
  10. phenylalaninemias
  11. phenylalanines

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