allantoinase

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noun

An enzyme that produces allantoate as part of purine metabolism.

OriginEnglish diastase ← Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs) ← Proto-Hellenic *hístāmi →
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Meanings

nounallantoinase (plural allantoinases)

plural allantoinases

  1. biochemistryAn enzyme that produces allantoate as part of purine metabolism.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekᾰ̓λλᾶς (ăllâs)
  2. Englishallanto-
  3. Englishallantoin
  4. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  5. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  6. Proto-Indo-European*dwís
  7. Ancient Greekδιά (diá)
  8. Ancient Greekδῐᾰ- (dĭă-)
  9. Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*stísteh₂ti
  11. Proto-Hellenic*hístāmi
  12. Ancient Greekῐ̔́στημῐ (hĭ́stēmĭ)
  13. Ancient Greekδῐῐ̈́στημῐ (dĭĭ̈́stēmĭ)
  14. Ancient Greekδῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs)
  15. Englishdiastase
  16. Englishallantoinase

From allantoin + -ase.

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Translations

Portuguese alantoinase
  • alantoinaseenzyme that produces allantoate as part of purine metabolism
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Chicago

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