- car|box|yl|ase
- car|box|yl|ase «kahr BOK suh lays», noun.an enzyme, found in yeast, which removes carbon dioxide from the carboxyl group of amino acids.
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ase — ase·i·ty; bu·tyr·in·ase; car·box·yl·ase; cho·lin·es·ter·ase; col·la·gen·ase; de·po·lym·er·ase; es·ter·ase; ga·lac·to·sid·ase; gel·a·tin·ase; glu·ta·min·ase; hy·dro·gen·ase; hy·per·ten·sin·ase; in·su·lin·ase; in·vert·ase; isom·er·ase;… … English syllables
box — box; box·en; box·i·ness; box·man; box·wal·lah; car·box·yl; car·box·yl·ase; car·box·yl·ic; car·box·y·meth·yl; car·box·y·pep·ti·dase; em·box; juke·box; touch·box; un·box; econ·o·box; ho·meo·box; iso·car·box·az·id; kick·box; kick·box·ing;… … English syllables
carboxylase — car·box·yl·ase … English syllables
carboxylase — car•box•yl•ase [[t]kɑrˈbɒk səˌleɪs, ˌleɪz[/t]] n. biochem. any of the class of enzymes that catalyze the release of carbon dioxide from the carboxyl group of certain organic acids • Etymology: < G (1911) … From formal English to slang
carboxylase — 1. One of several carboxy lyases, trivially named carboxylases or decarboxylases (EC 4.1.1.x), catalyzing the addition of CO2 to all or part of another molecule to create an additional COOH group ( e.g., ribulose 1,5 bisphosphate c.). 2. Obsolete … Medical dictionary
decarboxylase — Any enzyme (EC 4.1.1.x) that removes a molecule of carbon dioxide from a carboxylic group ( e.g., from an α amino acid, converting it into an amine). * * * de·car·box·yl·ase .dē kär bäk sə .lās, .lāz n any of a group of enzymes that accelerate… … Medical dictionary
cocarboxylase — SYN: thiamin pyrophosphate. * * * co·car·box·yl·ase .kō kär bäk sə .lās, .lāz n a coenzyme C12H19ClN4O7P2S·H2O that is important in metabolic reactions (as decarboxylation in the Krebs cycle) called also thiamine pyrophosphate … Medical dictionary
codecarboxylase — co·de·car·box·yl·ase .kō .dē kär bäk sə .lās, .lāz n the coenzyme C8H10NO6P of various amino acid decarboxylases and transaminases … Medical dictionary
acetyl-CoA carboxylase — ac·e·tyl CoA car·box·yl·ase (asґə təl ) (as″ə tēlґko aґ kahr bokґsə lās) [EC 6.4.1.2] a biotin containing enzyme of the ligase class that catalyzes the carboxylation of acetyl coenzyme A to form malonyl… … Medical dictionary
carboxylesterase — car·box·yl·es·ter·ase (kahr bok″səl esґtər ās) [EC 3.1.1.1] an enzyme of the hydrolase class that catalyzes cleavage of the ester bond in a carboxylic ester to form an alcohol and a carboxylic acid. It has wide specificity,… … Medical dictionary
