dihydroorotase

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noun

An enzyme that converts carbamoyl aspartic acid into 4,5-dihydroorotic acid in the biosynthesis of pyrimidines.

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Meanings

noundihydroorotase (countable and uncountable, plural dihydroorotases)

plural dihydroorotases

  1. countableuncountablebiochemistryAn enzyme that converts carbamoyl aspartic acid into 4,5-dihydroorotic acid in the biosynthesis of pyrimidines.
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