zymolyase

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noun

A commercial enzyme preparation that lyses the cell walls of yeast cells.

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Meanings

nounzymolyase (usually uncountable, plural zymolyases)

plural zymolyases

  1. uncountableusuallybiochemistryA commercial enzyme preparation that lyses the cell walls of yeast cells.

    We show here that Mkk2 mediates the phosphorylation of the Mkc1 MAPK in response to cell wall assembly interfering agents such as zymolyase or tunicamycin and also to oxidative stress.

    2015 July 22, “The Mkk2 MAPKK Regulates Cell Wall Biogenesis in Cooperation with the Cek1-Pathway in Candida albicans”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From zymo- + lyse + -ase.

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zymolyase. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zymolyase

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“zymolyase.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zymolyase. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “zymolyase,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zymolyase.

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