monocyclase

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noun

Any enzyme that catalyses a single cyclization reaction (typically at one end of a carotenoid such as lycopene)

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Meanings

nounmonocyclase (plural monocyclases)

plural monocyclases

  1. biochemistryAny enzyme that catalyses a single cyclization reaction (typically at one end of a carotenoid such as lycopene)

Origin

From mono- + cyclase.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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