histidinase

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noun

Histidine ammonia-lyase, an enzyme that converts histidine into ammonia and urocanic acid.

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Meanings

nounhistidinase (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiochemistryHistidine ammonia-lyase, an enzyme that converts histidine into ammonia and urocanic acid.

Origin

From histidine + -ase.

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

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