| COCARBOXYLASE | • cocarboxylase n. A compound, related to vitamin B, that can be prepared from aneurine. • COCARBOXYLASE n. a coenzyme that is a pyrophosphate of thiamine and is important in metabolic reactions. |
| DECARBOXYLASE | • decarboxylase n. (Biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of a carboxyl group, effectively removing carbon… • DECARBOXYLASE n. any of a group of enzymes that accelerate decarboxylation esp. of amino acids. |
| DEHYDROGENASE | • dehydrogenase n. (Biochemistry) Any of several enzymes that catalyze the removal of hydrogen (a proton) from biological compounds. • DEHYDROGENASE n. an enzyme that accelerates the removal of hydrogen from metabolites and its transfer to other substances. |
| ENDOPEPTIDASE | • endopeptidase n. (Biochemistry) Any of a group of enzymes, such as trypsin, chymotrypsin, pepsin and elastase, which… • ENDOPEPTIDASE n. any of a group of enzymes that hydrolyze peptide bonds within the long chains of protein molecules. |
| GALACTOSIDASE | • galactosidase n. (Biochemistry) Any of several enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of a galactoside. • GALACTOSIDASE n. an enzyme (as lactase) that hydrolyzes a galactoside. |
| GLUCURONIDASE | • glucuronidase n. (Biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of a glucuronide; a glycuronidase. • GLUCURONIDASE n. an enzyme that hydrolyzes a glucuronide. |
| HYALURONIDASE | • hyaluronidase n. (Biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of hyaluronic acid. • HYALURONIDASE n. a mucolytic enzyme that facilitates the spread of fluids through tissues by lowering the viscosity of hyaluronic acid. |
| NEURAMINIDASE | • neuraminidase n. (Biochemistry) An antigenic enzyme, found on the surfaces of viruses, that catalyzes the hydrolysis… • NEURAMINIDASE n. an enzyme found on the surface of several viruses. |
| PENICILLINASE | • penicillinase n. (Biochemistry) A specific type of beta-lactamase showing specificity for penicillins. • PENICILLINASE n. an enzyme, produced by certain bacteria, that inactivates the effect of some penicillins. |
| PHOSPHOKINASE | • phosphokinase n. (Biochemistry) kinase. • PHOSPHOKINASE n. a kind of enzyme, aka kinase. |
| PHOSPHOLIPASE | • phospholipase n. (Biochemistry) Any of several enzymes that hydrolyze the phosphate ester bonds of phospholipids. • PHOSPHOLIPASE n. any of several enzymes that hydrolyze lecithins or phosphatidylethanolamines. |
| PHOSPHORYLASE | • phosphorylase n. (Biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the production of glucose phosphate from glycogen and inorganic phosphate. • PHOSPHORYLASE n. any of the enzymes that catalyze phosphorolysis with the formation of organic phosphates. |
| STREPTOKINASE | • streptokinase n. (Biochemistry, pharmacology) An enzyme produced by some streptococci which is involved in breaking down… • STREPTOKINASE n. a proteolytic enzyme produced by hemolytic streptococci that promotes the dissolution of blood clots by activating plasminogen to produce plasmin. |
| THROMBOKINASE | • thrombokinase n. (Biochemistry) A proteolytic enzyme that converts prothrombin into thrombin during the clotting of blood. • THROMBOKINASE n. an enzyme active in the clotting of blood, aka thromboplastin. |
| TOPOISOMERASE | • topoisomerase n. (Biochemistry) Any of several enzymes that affect the topology of DNA, especially ones that relax supercoiling. • TOPOISOMERASE n. any of a class of enzymes that reduce supercoiling in DNA by breaking and rejoining one or both strands of the DNA molecule. |
| TRANSCRIPTASE | • transcriptase n. (Biochemistry) A polymerase that catalyzes the transcription of DNA to RNA. • TRANSCRIPTASE n. the enzyme that brings about transcription. |