unfoldase

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noun

An enzyme that catalyzes protein unfolding

OriginEnglish diastase ← Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs) →
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Meanings

noununfoldase (plural unfoldases)

plural unfoldases

  1. biochemistryAn enzyme that catalyzes protein unfolding

    Hsp70 is also known to have a protein unfoldase activity that is important for translocation of proteins across the membranes of organelles; […]

    1993, Malcolm G. Parker, Steroid Hormone Action, →ISBN, page 71

Origin

  1. Englishunfold
  2. Ancient Greekδῐῐ̈́στημῐ (dĭĭ̈́stēmĭ)
  3. Ancient Greekδῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs)
  4. Englishdiastase
  5. Englishunfoldase

From unfold + -ase.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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