sulfurase

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noun

Any enzyme that catalyses a reaction involving elemental sulfur.

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Meanings

nounsulfurase (plural sulfurases)

plural sulfurases

  1. biochemistryAny enzyme that catalyses a reaction involving elemental sulfur.

Origin

From sulfur + -ase.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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