kynureninase

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noun

An enzyme that catalyses the cleavage of kynurenine into anthranilic acid.

Scrabble 19

Meanings

nounkynureninase (countable and uncountable, plural kynureninases)

plural kynureninases

  1. countableuncountablebiochemistryAn enzyme that catalyses the cleavage of kynurenine into anthranilic acid.

Origin

Translations

Catalan quinureninasa
  • quinureninasaenzyme
Finnish kynureninaasi
  • kynureninaasienzyme
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APA

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Chicago

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