enolase

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noun

A metalloenzyme responsible for the catalysis of phosphoglycerate to phosphoenolpyruvate during glycolysis

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Meanings

nounenolase (plural enolases)

plural enolases

  1. biochemistryA metalloenzyme responsible for the catalysis of phosphoglycerate to phosphoenolpyruvate during glycolysis

Origin

From enol + -ase.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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