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pheophytinase

pheophytinase noun: an enzyme that degrades chlorophyll to form pheophytin.

Noun

pheophytinase (plural pheophytinases)

  1. An enzyme that degrades chlorophyll to form pheophytin
  2. pheophorbide hydrolase

Forms of pheophytinase

pluralpheophytinases

Questions about pheophytinase

What does pheophytinase mean?
Pheophytinase means an enzyme that degrades chlorophyll to form pheophytin.
What part of speech is pheophytinase?
Pheophytinase is a noun.
What is the plural of pheophytinase?
The plural of pheophytinase is pheophytinases.

Words near pheophytinase in the dictionary

  1. pheons
  2. pheophorbide
  3. pheophorbide A
  4. pheophorbides
  5. pheophytin
  6. pheophytinase
  7. pheophytinases
  8. pheophytins
  9. pheopigment
  10. pheopigments
  11. pheoplast

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