thiolactonase

T1H4I1O1L1A1C3T1O1N1A1S1E1

noun

Any enzyme that hydrolyses a thiolactone

OriginEnglish lactonase ← Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs) ← Proto-Hellenic *hístāmi →
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Meanings

nounthiolactonase (plural thiolactonases)

plural thiolactonases

  1. biochemistryAny enzyme that hydrolyses a thiolactone

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dʰewh₂-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekθέειον (théeion)
  3. Ancient Greekθεῖον (theîon)
  4. Englishthio-
  5. Latinlac
  6. Englishlacto-
  7. GermanKeton
  8. Englishketone
  9. Englishlactone
  10. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  11. Proto-Indo-European*trísinflu.
  12. Proto-Indo-European*dwís
  13. Ancient Greekδιά (diá)
  14. Ancient Greekδῐᾰ- (dĭă-)
  15. Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
  16. Proto-Indo-European*stísteh₂ti
  17. Proto-Hellenic*hístāmi
  18. Ancient Greekῐ̔́στημῐ (hĭ́stēmĭ)
  19. Ancient Greekδῐῐ̈́στημῐ (dĭĭ̈́stēmĭ)
  20. Ancient Greekδῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs)
  21. Englishdiastase
  22. Englishlactonase
  23. Englishthiolactonase

From thio- + lactonase.

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