Etymology

fumarase

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Today it means: An enzyme that in the Krebs cycle acts as a catalyst for the reaction of water and fumarate to form L-malate. Full definition →

English diastase ← Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs)
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  1. Englishfumarate
  2. Ancient Greekδῐῐ̈́στημῐ (dĭĭ̈́stēmĭ)
  3. Ancient Greekδῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs)
  4. Englishdiastase
  5. English todayfumarase

From fumarate + -ase.

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