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trehalase

trehalase noun: a glycoside hydrolase enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of trehalose to glucose, found in most animals.

Noun

trehalase (countable and uncountable, plural trehalases)

  1. A glycoside hydrolase enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of trehalose to glucose, found in most animals.

Forms of trehalase

pluraltrehalases

Origin of trehalase

From trehalose + -ase.

Questions about trehalase

What does trehalase mean?
Trehalase means a glycoside hydrolase enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of trehalose to glucose, found in most animals.
What part of speech is trehalase?
Trehalase is a noun.
What is the plural of trehalase?
The plural of trehalase is trehalases.

Words near trehalase in the dictionary

  1. Tregothnan
  2. Tregs
  3. Trehafod
  4. trehala
  5. trehalas
  6. trehalase
  7. trehalases
  8. trehalohydrolase
  9. trehalohydrolases
  10. trehalolipid
  11. trehalolipids

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