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phosphomonoesterase

US/ˌfɑsfoʊˌmɑnoʊˈɛstəˌɹeɪs/

phosphomonoesterase noun: a phosphoric monoester hydrolase; an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of O-P bonds by nucleophilic attack of phosphorus by cysteine residues or coordinated metal ions.

Noun

phosphomonoesterase (countable and uncountable, plural phosphomonoesterases)

  1. A phosphoric monoester hydrolase; an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of O-P bonds by nucleophilic attack of phosphorus by cysteine residues or coordinated metal ions.
    • Dr. L. Shuster kindly furnished samples of prostatic acid phosphomonoesterase prepared according to the procedure of Markham and Smith.1955, John B. Wolff, Nathan O. Kaplan, “d-Mannitol 1-Phosphate Dehydrogenase from Escherichia Coli”, in The Journal of General Physiology, page 850
    • The venoms of snakes […] contain many enzymes, some of which, such as the proteases, phosphomonoesterase, phosphodiesterase, L–amino acid oxidase, 5-nucleotidase, cholinesterase, ribonuclease, desoxyribonuclease, ATPase, DNPase, and hyaluronidase are being used by the biochemist, pharmacologist...1965, Findlay E. Russell, “Venomous Animals and Their Toxins”, in Annual Report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution: Showing the Operations, Expenditures, and Condition of the...

Forms of phosphomonoesterase

pluralphosphomonoesterases
alternative formphosphormonoesterase

Origin of phosphomonoesterase

From phospho- + monoester + -ase.

Questions about phosphomonoesterase

What does phosphomonoesterase mean?
Phosphomonoesterase means a phosphoric monoester hydrolase; an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of O-P bonds by nucleophilic attack of phosphorus by cysteine residues or coordinated metal ions.
What part of speech is phosphomonoesterase?
Phosphomonoesterase is a noun.
How do you pronounce phosphomonoesterase?
Phosphomonoesterase is pronounced /ˌfɑsfoʊˌmɑnoʊˈɛstəˌɹeɪs/ (US).
What is the plural of phosphomonoesterase?
The plural of phosphomonoesterase is phosphomonoesterases.

Words near phosphomonoesterase in the dictionary

  1. phosphomolybdic
  2. phosphomolybdic acid
  3. phosphomolybdotungstate
  4. phosphomolybdotungstates
  5. phosphomonoester
  6. phosphomonoesterase
  7. phosphomonoesterases
  8. phosphomonoesters
  9. phosphomotif
  10. phosphomotifs
  11. phosphomutant

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