nicotinamidase

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noun

A hydrolase enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction nicotinamide + H₂O ⇌ nicotinate + NH₃.

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Meanings

nounnicotinamidase (countable and uncountable, plural nicotinamidases)

plural nicotinamidases

  1. countableuncountablebiochemistryA hydrolase enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction nicotinamide + H₂O ⇌ nicotinate + NH₃.

Origin

From nicotinamide + -ase.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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