esterase
esterase
Definition
es·ter·ase (es′tər ās′)
esterase
Usage Examples
Adjective modifier
- non-specific: In these people non-specific plasma esterases help to clear suxamethonium from the blood.
Modifies a noun
- inhibitor: Neither the subject nor the doctor will know whether the C1 esterase inhibitor or the placebo is being given.
- activity: Assays for esterase activity found considerable activity in several of these bacterial isolates.
- enzyme: Some resistant strains of the aphid make excess amounts of esterase enzyme.
Noun used with modifier
- target: Compounds that produce more than 70 % inhibition of neuropathy target esterase give positive results in the hen test.
- acetylcholine: The first medicines assessed for Alzheimer's treatment work in this way and are called acetylcholine esterase inhibitors.
- neuropathy: Compounds that produce more than 70 % inhibition of neuropathy target esterase give positive results in the hen test.
- catechin: A catechin esterase activity that converts EGCG to EGC was found in the saliva.
- leukocyte: Patients with a positive leukocyte esterase or nitrite test were excluded until the urinary tract infection was treated.
- leucocyte: Well, your doctor has nitrite and leucocyte esterase dipstick tests for night, weekend or emergency use.
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