💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Amylases"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| thermostable | Physically or chemically unaffected by high temperatures |
| amylolytic | (biochemistry) Relating to amylolysis |
| amylosenoun | (biochemistry) The soluble form of starch (the insoluble form being amylopectin) that is a linear polymer of glucose. |
| enzymesnoun | (biochemistry) A biomolecule that catalyses a biological chemical reaction: either a globular protein with this function or an RNA molecule with this function. |
| amylolysisnoun | The conversion of starch into sugar by the action of acids or enzymes such as amylase. |
| amylopectinnoun | (biochemistry) A highly branched, insoluble form of starch (the soluble form being amylose) |
| enzymenoun | (biochemistry) A biomolecule that catalyses a biological chemical reaction: either a globular protein with this function or an RNA molecule with this function. |
| amylaceousnoun | (dated) Pertaining to, or of the nature of, starch; starchy. |
| amylinnoun | (biochemistry) A pancreatic polypeptide hormone that is secreted with insulin by the beta cells of the islets of Langerhans, that is a major component of the amyloid deposits found outside beta cells in those affected with type 2 diabetes, and that inhibits the glucose synthesis stimulated by insulin in skeletal muscles. |
| maltasenoun | (biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of maltose to glucose; often associated with amylase. |
| proteinasesnoun | (biochemistry) protease |
| glucosidasenoun | (biochemistry) Any enzyme that hydrolyses glucosides |
| hydrolasenoun | (biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of a substrate. |
| amino acids | (biochemistry) Any of the twenty naturally occurring α-amino acids (having the amino, and carboxylic acid groups on the same carbon atom), and a variety of side chains, that combine, via peptide bonds, to form proteins. |
| arginasenoun | (biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of arginine to form urea and ornithine |
| proteasesnoun | (also sometimes referred to as proteolytic enzymes or peptidases) in use, or have been proposed or tried, for a number of purposes related to medicine or surgery. |
| anhydrasenoun | (chemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes the removal of water from a material. |
| synthasenoun | Any enzyme that catalyzes the synthesis of a biological compound. |
| proteolytic enzymenoun | any enzyme that catalyzes the splitting of proteins into smaller peptide fractions and amino acids by a process known as proteolysis |
| amylopsinnoun | (biochemistry) A pancreatic form of amylase. |
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