ARGINASES | • arginases n. Plural of arginase. • ARGINASE n. a manganese-containing enzyme, forming part of the urea cycle. |
ASPARAGINASES | • asparaginases n. Plural of asparaginase. • ASPARAGINASE n. an enzyme that causes asparagine to hydrolyse to aspartic acid and ammonia. |
DEAMINASES | • deaminases n. Plural of deaminase. • DEAMINASE n. an enzyme that hydrolyzes amino compounds. |
ENTEROKINASES | • enterokinases n. Plural of enterokinase. • ENTEROKINASE n. an enzyme esp. of the duodenal mucosa that activates trypsinogen by converting it to trypsin. |
GLUCOKINASES | • glucokinases n. Plural of glucokinase. • GLUCOKINASE n. a hexokinase found esp. in the liver that catalyzes the phosphorylation of glucose. |
GLUTAMINASES | • glutaminases n. Plural of glutaminase. • GLUTAMINASE n. an enzyme that hydrolyzes glutamine to glutamic acid and ammonia. |
HEXOKINASES | • hexokinases n. Plural of hexokinase. • HEXOKINASE n. an enzyme. |
HISTAMINASES | • histaminases n. Plural of histaminase. • HISTAMINASE n. a digestive enzyme that converts histidine to histamine. |
INSULINASES | • insulinases n. Plural of insulinase. • INSULINASE n. an enzyme, present in the liver and kidneys, which breaks down insulin. |
KINASES | • kinases n. Plural of kinase. • KINASE n. a kind of enzyme. |
LECITHINASES | • lecithinases n. Plural of lecithinase. • LECITHINASE n. an enzyme which catalyses the hydrolysis of lecithin. |
PENICILLINASES | • penicillinases n. Plural of penicillinase. • PENICILLINASE n. an enzyme, produced by certain bacteria, that inactivates the effect of some penicillins. |
PHOSPHOKINASES | • phosphokinases n. Plural of phosphokinase. • PHOSPHOKINASE n. a kind of enzyme, aka kinase. |
PROTEINASES | • proteinases n. Plural of proteinase. • PROTEINASE n. any enzyme that splits up proteins, also PROTEASE. |
STREPTOKINASES | • streptokinases n. Plural of streptokinase. • STREPTOKINASE n. a proteolytic enzyme produced by hemolytic streptococci that promotes the dissolution of blood clots by activating plasminogen to produce plasmin. |
THIAMINASES | • thiaminases n. Plural of thiaminase. • THIAMINASE n. an enzyme that catalyses the breakdown of thiamine. |
THROMBOKINASES | • thrombokinases n. Plural of thrombokinase. • THROMBOKINASE n. an enzyme active in the clotting of blood, aka thromboplastin. |
TRANSAMINASES | • transaminases n. Plural of transaminase. • TRANSAMINASE n. an enzyme promoting transamination. |
TYROSINASES | • tyrosinases n. Plural of tyrosinase. • TYROSINASE n. an enzyme found in plants and animals. |
UROKINASES | • urokinases n. Plural of urokinase. • UROKINASE n. a drug that dissolves intravascular blood clots. |