racemase

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noun

Any enzyme that catalyzes the stereochemical inversion of the configuration about an asymmetric carbon atom in a substrate having only one center of asymmetry.

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Meanings

nounracemase (plural racemases)

plural racemases

  1. biochemistryAny enzyme that catalyzes the stereochemical inversion of the configuration about an asymmetric carbon atom in a substrate having only one center of asymmetry.

Origin

From raceme + -ase.

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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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