acetoacetase

A1C3E1T1O1A1C3E1T1A1S1E1

noun

An enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of an acetoacetate

Scrabble 16

Meanings

nounacetoacetase (countable and uncountable, plural acetoacetases)

plural acetoacetases

  1. countableuncountablebiochemistryAn enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of an acetoacetate
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