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Acetoacetase

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acetylatasenoun(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses acetylation
acetylhydrolasenoun(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolytic removal of an acetyl group
acetylesterasenoun(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of an acetate ester.
acetylasenoun(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes acetylation or deacetylation
acetatelyasenoun(biochemistry) An enzyme that cuts off acetate from another molecule.
aspartoacylasenoun(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyses the deacylation of acetyl-aspartate
acetaldehydasenoun(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyses the oxidation of acetaldehyde to acetic acid
acetylcholinesterasenoun(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine into choline and acetic acid.
acylasenoun(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the removal of acyl groups, especially from acylated amino acids.
acetylhexosaminidasenoun(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of terminal acetylhexosamine residues of acetylhexosaminides
acetyltransferasenoun(biochemistry) transacetylase
acetokinasenoun(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes the phosphorylation of acetate as part of glycolysis
ketothiolasenoun(biochemistry) A thiolase that (typically) acts on acetoacetate
acylhydrolasenoun(biochemistry) Any acyl hydrolase
ketoacylsynthasenoun(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the biosynthesis of a keto acid
acetylglucosaminidasenoun(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of terminal 2-acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-glucose residues in chitobiose and in glycoproteins
transacetylasenoun(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the transfer of an acetyl group from one molecule to another. It is produced by the ‘a’ structural gene of the lac operon.
acetamidasenoun(biochemistry) Any amidase that acts on an acetamide unit
transacylasenoun(biochemistry) acyltransferase
acylphosphatasenoun(biochemistry, organic chemistry) The enzyme acylphosphate phosphohydrolase.

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