tryptophanase

English

Etymology

From tryptophan +‎ -ase.

Noun

tryptophanase (countable and uncountable, plural tryptophanases)

  1. (biochemistry) A lyase enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction L-tryptophan + H2O indole + pyruvate + NH3.
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