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zymolyase

zymolyase noun: a commercial enzyme preparation that lyses the cell walls of yeast cells.

Noun

zymolyase (usually uncountable, plural zymolyases)

  1. (usually) A commercial enzyme preparation that lyses the cell walls of yeast cells.
    • We show here that Mkk2 mediates the phosphorylation of the Mkc1 MAPK in response to cell wall assembly interfering agents such as zymolyase or tunicamycin and also to oxidative stress.2015 July 22, “The Mkk2 MAPKK Regulates Cell Wall Biogenesis in Cooperation with the Cek1-Pathway in Candida albicans”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of zymolyase

pluralzymolyases

Origin of zymolyase

From zymo- + lyse + -ase.

Questions about zymolyase

What does zymolyase mean?
Zymolyase means a commercial enzyme preparation that lyses the cell walls of yeast cells.
What part of speech is zymolyase?
Zymolyase is a noun.
What is the plural of zymolyase?
The plural of zymolyase is zymolyases.

Words near zymolyase in the dictionary

  1. zymologic
  2. zymological
  3. zymologist
  4. zymologists
  5. zymology
  6. zymolyase
  7. zymolyases
  8. zymolysis
  9. zymolytic
  10. zymom
  11. zymome

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