ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Pheophytinase

Definition & Meaning

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Pheophytinase is a noun meaning (biochemistry) An enzyme that degrades chlorophyll to form pheophytin.

Meaning

(biochemistry) An enzyme that degrades chlorophyll to form pheophytin.

More Meanings

  1. (biochemistry) pheophorbide hydrolase

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include bacteriopheophytin, chlorophyllase, phytase, photophosphorylase, bacteriophaeophytin, phosphoesterase.

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