creatininase

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noun

An amidohydrolase enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of creatinine to creatine, which can then be metabolised to urea and sarcosine by creatinase.

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Meanings

nouncreatininase (plural creatininases)

plural creatininases

  1. biochemistryAn amidohydrolase enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of creatinine to creatine, which can then be metabolised to urea and sarcosine by creatinase.

Origin

From creatinine + -ase.

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

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