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/ˌfɑsfoʊˌmɑnoʊˈɛstəˌɹeɪs/ · noun
(biochemistry) A phosphoric monoester hydrolase; an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of O-P bonds by nucleophilic attack of phosphorus by cysteine residues or coordinated metal ions..
Dr. L. Shuster kindly furnished samples of prostatic acid phosphomonoesterase prepared according to the procedure of Markham and Smith.
The venoms of snakes […] contain many enzymes, some of which, such as the proteases, phosphomonoesterase, phosphodiesterase, L–amino acid oxidase, 5-nucleotidase, cholinesterase, ribonuclease, desoxyribonuclease, ATPase, DNPase, and hyaluronidase are being used by the biochemist, pharmacologist, and physician.
We first noted activation by high concentrations of ammonium sulfate […] when we attempted to purify cyclic adenosine monophosphatase (c-AMP-ase), phosphomonoesterase, and phosphodiesterase by the method of Robison.
Use phosphomonoesterase when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Phosphomonoesterase means (biochemistry) A phosphoric monoester hydrolase; an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of O-P bonds by nucleophilic attack of phosphorus by cysteine residues or coordinated metal ions..
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Dr. L. Shuster kindly furnished samples of prostatic acid phosphomonoesterase prepared according to the procedure of Markham and Smith.
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