glutaminase

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noun

Any enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of glutamine to glutamic acid and ammonia

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Meanings

nounglutaminase (plural glutaminases)

plural glutaminases

  1. biochemistryAny enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of glutamine to glutamic acid and ammonia

Origin

From glutamine + -ase.

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Translations

Italian glutaminasi
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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

galamustine
Cite this entry
APA

glutaminase. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glutaminase

MLA

“glutaminase.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glutaminase. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “glutaminase,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glutaminase.

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