autotaxin

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noun

An ectonucleotide pyrophosphatase that catalyzes the conversion of lysophosphatidylcholine into lysophosphatidic acid.

Scrabble 16

Meanings

nounautotaxin (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiochemistryAn ectonucleotide pyrophosphatase that catalyzes the conversion of lysophosphatidylcholine into lysophosphatidic acid.
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