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urocanase

urocanase noun: an enzyme that catalyzes the second step in the degradation of histidine, the hydration of urocanate into imidazolonepropionate.

Noun

urocanase (plural urocanases)

  1. An enzyme that catalyzes the second step in the degradation of histidine, the hydration of urocanate into imidazolonepropionate.
    • Inherited deficiency of urocanase leads to elevated levels of urocanic acid in the urine.

Forms of urocanase

pluralurocanases

Origin of urocanase

From urocanate + -ase.

Questions about urocanase

What does urocanase mean?
Urocanase means an enzyme that catalyzes the second step in the degradation of histidine, the hydration of urocanate into imidazolonepropionate.
What part of speech is urocanase?
Urocanase is a noun.
What is the plural of urocanase?
The plural of urocanase is urocanases.

Words near urocanase in the dictionary

  1. urobiomes
  2. uroboric
  3. uroboroi
  4. uroboros
  5. uroboroses
  6. urocanase
  7. urocanases
  8. urocanate
  9. urocanates
  10. urocanic
  11. urocanic acid

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