"epimerase" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: epimerases [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree English epimer Ancient Greek δῐῐ̈́στημῐ (dĭĭ̈́stēmĭ) Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs) English diastase English -ase English epimerase From epimer + -ase. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|epimer|-ase|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English epimer Ancient Greek δῐῐ̈́στημῐ (dĭĭ̈́stēmĭ) Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs) English diastase English -ase English epimerase From epimer + -ase. Head templates: {{en-noun}} epimerase (plural epimerases)
  1. (biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the stereochemical inversion of the configuration about an asymmetric carbon atom in a substrate having more than one center of asymmetry. Translations (enzyme): epimeraasi (Finnish), epimerasa [feminine] (Spanish)

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