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hydrolase Definition

hydro·lase (hī′drō lās′, -lāz′)

noun

any of a class of enzymes that act as catalysts in chemical reactions involving hydrolysis

hydrolase Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • enzyme: These symbiotic micro-organisms synthesize hydrolase enzymes which they secrete into the growth medium where they degrade both a and b -linked dietary carbohydrate polymers.
  • family: Ducros et al. , ( 1999 ) Substrate specificity in glycoside hydrolase family 10.

Noun used with modifier

  • epoxide: Studies should be carried out both in the presence and absence of an inhibitor of epoxide hydrolase.
  • glycoside: Ducros et al. , ( 1999 ) Substrate specificity in glycoside hydrolase family 10.