barnase

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noun

A small protein, produced by the bacterium Bacillus amyloliquefaciens and others, that has ribonuclease activity

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Meanings

nounbarnase (countable and uncountable, plural barnases)

plural barnases

  1. countableuncountablebiochemistryA small protein, produced by the bacterium Bacillus amyloliquefaciens and others, that has ribonuclease activity

Origin

Short for bacterial ribonuclease.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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