"phosphodiesterase" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: phosphodiesterases [plural]
Etymology: phosphodiester + -ase Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|phosphodiester|ase}} phosphodiester + -ase Head templates: {{en-noun}} phosphodiesterase (plural phosphodiesterases)
  1. (biochemistry) Any of a family of enzymes that catalyze the cleavage of phosphodiester links in nucleic acids. Wikipedia link: phosphodiesterase Categories (topical): Enzymes Derived forms: alkylglycerophosphoethanolamine phosphodiesterase

Inflected forms

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