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zymases

zymases is the plural of zymase.

Meaning of zymase

Noun

zymase (countable and uncountable, plural zymases)

  1. Any of a group of enzymes that catalyze the fermentation of simple carbohydrates to ethanol and carbon dioxide.
    • In 1905, Harden and Young found that the zymase of Buchner consisted of a thermolabile ferment fraction, which was later designated as "apo-zymase" by Neuberg and v. Euler, and of a thermostable ultrafiltrable factor, "co-zymase," the presence of which is necessary for the fermentation of sugar.1934 November, Carl Neuberg, Maria Kobel, “Present Status of the Problem of Sugar Fermentation”, in Journal of Bacteriology, volume 28, number 5, →DOI

Questions about zymases

What is zymases the plural of?
Zymases is the plural of zymase.

Words near zymases in the dictionary

  1. Zylstras
  2. zym-
  3. zymad
  4. zymads
  5. zymase
  6. zymases
  7. Zymbelstern
  8. zyme
  9. zymes
  10. zymic
  11. zymin

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