alliinase

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noun

An enzyme that converts alliin into allicin.

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Meanings

nounalliinase (usually uncountable, plural alliinases)

plural alliinases

  1. uncountableusuallybiochemistryAn enzyme that converts alliin into allicin.

Origin

From alliin + -ase.

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Translations

Portuguese aliinase
  • aliinasean enzyme that converts alliin into allicin
Cite this entry
APA

alliinase. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alliinase

MLA

“alliinase.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alliinase. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “alliinase,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alliinase.

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