Etymology

phosphorylase

P3H4O1S1P3H4O1R1Y4L1A1S1E1

Today it means: Any enzyme that catalyzes the production of glucose phosphate from glycogen and inorganic phosphate Full definition →

English diastase ← Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs) ← Proto-Hellenic *hístāmi
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  1. Englishphosphor
  2. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  3. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  4. Englishphosphoryl
  5. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  6. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  7. Proto-Indo-European*dwís
  8. Ancient Greekδιά (diá)
  9. Ancient Greekδῐᾰ- (dĭă-)
  10. Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*stísteh₂ti
  12. Proto-Hellenic*hístāmi
  13. Ancient Greekῐ̔́στημῐ (hĭ́stēmĭ)
  14. Ancient Greekδῐῐ̈́στημῐ (dĭĭ̈́stēmĭ)
  15. Ancient Greekδῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs)
  16. Englishdiastase
  17. English todayphosphorylase

From phosphoryl + -ase.

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