Deacylase

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any hydrolase that removes an acyl group by hydrolysis

    "They exhibit a diverse range of functional categories that include porin, transporter, adhesin, lipase, protease, deacylase, pore-forming toxin, and assembly factors [2 ,3 ]."

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"They exhibit a diverse range of functional categories that include porin, transporter, adhesin, lipase, protease, deacylase, pore-forming toxin, and assembly factors [2 ,3 ]."

Etymology

From de- + acylase.

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