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thiolactonase

thiolactonase noun: any enzyme that hydrolyses a thiolactone.

Noun

thiolactonase (plural thiolactonases)

  1. Any enzyme that hydrolyses a thiolactone

Forms of thiolactonase

pluralthiolactonases

Origin of thiolactonase

From thio- + lactonase.

Questions about thiolactonase

What does thiolactonase mean?
Thiolactonase means any enzyme that hydrolyses a thiolactone.
What part of speech is thiolactonase?
Thiolactonase is a noun.
What is the plural of thiolactonase?
The plural of thiolactonase is thiolactonases.

Words near thiolactonase in the dictionary

  1. Thiokols
  2. thiol
  3. thiolactam
  4. thiolactams
  5. thiolactomycin
  6. thiolactonase
  7. thiolactonases
  8. thiolactone
  9. thiolactones
  10. thiolane
  11. thiolanes

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