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phosphormonoesterase

phosphormonoesterase is the alternative form of phosphomonoesterase.

Meaning of phosphomonoesterase

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

Forms of phosphormonoesterase

pluralphosphormonoesterases

Questions about phosphormonoesterase

What is phosphormonoesterase the alternative form of?
Phosphormonoesterase is the alternative form of phosphomonoesterase.

Words near phosphormonoesterase in the dictionary

  1. phosphorize
  2. phosphorized
  3. phosphorizes
  4. phosphorizing
  5. phosphorless
  6. phosphormonoesterase
  7. phosphormonoesterases
  8. phosphoro-
  9. phosphorocyanidate
  10. phosphorocyanidates
  11. phosphorodiamidate

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