Chlorophyllase

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The main enzyme in chlorophyll metabolism; the catalyst for the hydrolysis of chlorophyll to produce chlorophyllide and phytol. countable, uncountable

Etymology

From chlorophyll + -ase.

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