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racemase

racemase noun: any enzyme that catalyzes the stereochemical inversion of the configuration about an asymmetric carbon atom in a substrate having only one center of asymmetry.

Noun

racemase (plural racemases)

  1. Any enzyme that catalyzes the stereochemical inversion of the configuration about an asymmetric carbon atom in a substrate having only one center of asymmetry.

Forms of racemase

pluralracemases

Origin of racemase

From raceme + -ase.

Questions about racemase

What does racemase mean?
Racemase means any enzyme that catalyzes the stereochemical inversion of the configuration about an asymmetric carbon atom in a substrate having only one center of asymmetry.
What part of speech is racemase?
Racemase is a noun.
What is the plural of racemase?
The plural of racemase is racemases.

Words near racemase in the dictionary

  1. racelessness
  2. racelike
  3. racemaking
  4. racemare
  5. racemares
  6. racemase
  7. racemases
  8. racemate
  9. racemates
  10. racemation
  11. racemations

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