Asparaginase
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Asparaginase is a noun meaning (biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of asparagine to aspartic acid, used in chemotherapy.
Meaning
(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of asparagine to aspartic acid, used in chemotherapy.
Word Forms
- asparaginases
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include aspartokinase, aspartase, aspartoacylase, asparagine, asperagine, amidinoaspartase.
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