"chelatase" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: chelatases [plural]
Etymology: From chelate + -ase. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|chelate|ase}} chelate + -ase Head templates: {{en-noun}} chelatase (plural chelatases)
  1. (biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes chelation, especially that of a specified metal ion Categories (topical): Enzymes Derived forms: cobalt chelatase, cobaltochelatase, dechelatase, ferrochelatase, metallochelatase

Inflected forms

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