Decarboxylase meaning

dē'kär-bŏk'sə-lās', -lāz'
Any of various enzymes that catalyze the elimination of a carboxyl group, usually by hydrolysis.
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(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of a carboxyl group, effectively removing carbon dioxide from a compound.
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Sentence Examples

  • dopa decarboxylase inhibitor to reduce side effects.

  • The polyamines are progressively synthesized by decarboxylation from ornithine by a rate limiting enzyme ornithine decarboxylase (ODC ).

  • The other is a GAD (Glutamic Acid Decarboxylase) autoantibody test.

  • HEP results from a defect in uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase activity (step 5), and is caused by defects in the same gene as PCT.

  • PCT is caused by deficient uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase.

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