aminoacylase

English

Etymology

From amino- +‎ acyl +‎ -ase.

Noun

aminoacylase (countable and uncountable, plural aminoacylases)

  1. (biochemistry) A hydrolase enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction an N-acyl-L-amino acid + H2O a carboxylate + an L-amino acid.
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