GTPase

G2T1P3A1S1E1

noun

Any of a large family of hydrolase enzymes that bind to the nucleotide guanosine triphosphate (GTP) and hydrolyze it to guanosine diphosphate (GDP).

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Meanings

nounGTPase (plural GTPases)

plural GTPases

  1. biochemistryAny of a large family of hydrolase enzymes that bind to the nucleotide guanosine triphosphate (GTP) and hydrolyze it to guanosine diphosphate (GDP).

Origin

From GTP + -ase.

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Translations

French GTPase
  • GTPasetype of hydrolase enzyme
German GTPase
  • GTPasetype of hydrolase enzyme
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APA

GTPase. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/GTPase

MLA

“GTPase.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/GTPase. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “GTPase,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/GTPase.

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