chelatase

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noun

Any enzyme that catalyzes chelation, especially that of a specified metal ion

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Meanings

nounchelatase (plural chelatases)

plural chelatases

  1. biochemistryAny enzyme that catalyzes chelation, especially that of a specified metal ion

    The properties of these zinc-protoporphyrin chelatases, particularly the one in R. spheroides, are described in detail and their possible metabolic functions discussed.

    1964, A Neuberger, “Studies on the biosynthesis of porphyrin and bacteriochlorophyll by Rhodopseudomonas spheroides. 5. Zinc–protoporphyrin chelatase”, in Biochemical Journal

Origin

From chelate + -ase.

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