bisphosphatase

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noun

An enzyme that converts a bisphosphate to a monophosphate compound by dephosphorylation

“an inositol bisphosphatase”

OriginEnglish diastase ← Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs) →
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Meanings

nounbisphosphatase (plural bisphosphatases)

plural bisphosphatases

  1. biochemistryAn enzyme that converts a bisphosphate to a monophosphate compound by dephosphorylation

    an inositol bisphosphatase

Origin

  1. Englishbisphosphate
  2. Ancient Greekδῐῐ̈́στημῐ (dĭĭ̈́stēmĭ)
  3. Ancient Greekδῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs)
  4. Englishdiastase
  5. Englishbisphosphatase

From bisphosphate + -ase.

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