- L-asparaginase
- noun Date: 1962 an enzyme that breaks down the physiologically commoner form of asparagine, is obtained especially from bacteria, and is used especially to treat leukemia
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L-asparaginase
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Asparaginase — As|pa|ra|gi|na|se [↑ ase], die; : ↑ Asparagin. * * * Asparaginase, die, / n, in tierischen und pflanzlichen Geweben weitverbreitetes Enzym aus der Gruppe der Hydrolasen, das Asparagin zu Asparaginsäure und Ammoniak hy … Universal-Lexikon
asparaginase — Enzyme (EC 3.5.1.1) that hydrolyzes L asparagine to L aspartate and ammonia that is used as an anti tumour agent especially against lymphosarcoma and lymphatic leukaemia … Dictionary of molecular biology
asparaginase — /euh spar euh jeuh nays , nayz /, n. Biochem., Pharm. an enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of asparagine to aspartic acid and ammonia, used in the treatment of acute lymphocytic leukemia. [1960 65; ASPARAGINE + ASE] * * * … Universalium
asparaginase — noun An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of asparagine to aspartic acid, used in chemotherapy … Wiktionary
asparaginase — 1. An enzyme catalyzing the hydrolysis of l asparagine to l aspartic acid and ammonia. 2. The enzyme from Escherichia coli, used in the treatment of acute leukemia and other neoplastic diseases. Erwinia L a. L a. from Erwinia bacteria, used in… … Medical dictionary
Asparaginase — As|pa|ra|gi|na|se die; , n <zu ↑...ase> in tierischen u. pflanzlichen Geweben verbreitetes Enzym aus der Gruppe der ↑Hydrolasen, das ↑Asparagin spaltet (verwendet zur Therapie einiger Formen der Leukämie) … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
asparaginase — as·pa·rag·i·nase … English syllables
asparaginase — n. an enzyme that inhibits the growth of certain tumours. Crisantaspase, the form produced by the bacterium Erwinia chrysanthemi, is used in the treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. Administered by injection, it may cause allergic… … The new mediacal dictionary
