Deacylase
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 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 ]."
Example
More examples"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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