"arginase" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: arginases [plural]
Etymology: From arginine + -ase. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|arginine|ase}} arginine + -ase Head templates: {{en-noun}} arginase (plural arginases)
  1. (biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of arginine to form urea and ornithine Wikipedia link: arginase Categories (topical): Enzymes Translations (an enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of arginine): arginaasi (Finnish), Arginase [feminine] (German), arganáis [feminine] (Irish), arginasi [masculine] (Italian), arginase [feminine] (Portuguese)

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