Acetamidase
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Any amidase that acts on an acetamide unit
"The first equivalent system in mycobacteria, the acetamide-inducible system based on the Mycobacterium smegmatis (Msmeg) endogenous acetamidase promoter [13 ], was developed as late as in 1997."
Example
More examples"The first equivalent system in mycobacteria, the acetamide-inducible system based on the Mycobacterium smegmatis (Msmeg) endogenous acetamidase promoter [13 ], was developed as late as in 1997."
Etymology
From acetamide + -ase.
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