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prolinase

prolinase noun: a particular enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of dipeptides.

Noun

prolinase (countable and uncountable, plural prolinases)

  1. A particular enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of dipeptides.

Forms of prolinase

pluralprolinases

Origin of prolinase

From proline + -ase.

Questions about prolinase

What does prolinase mean?
Prolinase means a particular enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of dipeptides.
What part of speech is prolinase?
Prolinase is a noun.
What is the plural of prolinase?
The plural of prolinase is prolinases.

Words near prolinase in the dictionary

  1. prolifigate
  2. proligand
  3. proligands
  4. proligerous
  5. proligestone
  6. prolinase
  7. prolinases
  8. prolinate
  9. prolinates
  10. proline
  11. prolineamide

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