"urocanase" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: urocanases [plural]
Etymology: urocanate + -ase Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|urocanate|ase}} urocanate + -ase Head templates: {{en-noun}} urocanase (plural urocanases)
  1. (biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes the second step in the degradation of histidine, the hydration of urocanate into imidazolonepropionate. Wikipedia link: urocanase Categories (topical): Biochemistry

Inflected forms

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