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Hydrolases

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epoxidenoun(organic chemistry) Any of a class of organic compound, cyclic ethers, having a three-membered ring; they are prepared by the selective oxidation of alkenes or by ring-closure of halohydrins; used to make plastics.
lysosomalverbOf, pertaining to, or originating in lysosomes.
microvillarOf or pertaining to a microvillus
hydrolyticOf, pertaining to, or accompanied by hydrolysis.
hydrolysisnoun(chemistry) A chemical process of decomposition involving the splitting of a bond and the addition of the hydrogen cation and the hydroxide anion of water.
hydroxylasenoun(biochemistry) Any of several enzymes that catalyze the oxidation of compounds by the introduction of hydroxyl groups.
dehydrogenasesnoun(biochemistry) Any of several enzymes that catalyze the removal of hydrogen (a proton) from biological compounds.
hydrolyseverbAlternative spelling of hydrolyze. [(chemistry, transitive) To subject to hydrolysis.]
hydrolyzeverb(chemistry, transitive) To subject to hydrolysis.
hydrolysatenoun(chemistry) Any product of a hydrolysis reaction.
enzymesnoun(biochemistry) A biomolecule that catalyses a biological chemical reaction: either a globular protein with this function or an RNA molecule with this function.
hydrolyzableAble to be hydrolyzed
anhydrasenoun(chemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes the removal of water from a material.
dehydrogenasenoun(biochemistry) Any of several enzymes that catalyze the removal of hydrogen (a proton) from biological compounds.
hydrogenasenoun(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the reduction of a substrate by the reversible oxidation of hydrogen.
enzymenoun(biochemistry) A biomolecule that catalyses a biological chemical reaction: either a globular protein with this function or an RNA molecule with this function.
hydrazidenoun(chemistry) any compound derived from an oxoacid by replacing the hydroxide group with -NHNH₂ or derived forms -NRNR₂
proteinasesnoun(biochemistry) protease
hydroxylationnoun(organic chemistry) The introduction of a hydroxyl group into a molecule, especially by the replacement of a hydrogen atom
hyaluronidasenoun(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of hyaluronic acid

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