- carboxylase
- noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1911 an enzyme that catalyzes decarboxylation or carboxylation
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Carboxylase — Enzymklassifikation EC, Kategorie … Deutsch Wikipedia
carboxylase — [ karbɔksilaz ] n. f. • 1953; de carboxyle et ase ♦ Biochim. Enzyme qui catalyse la fixation de gaz carbonique sur un composé organique. ⊗ CONTR. Décarboxylase. ● carboxylase nom féminin Enzyme jouant un rôle dans le métabolisme des glucides, des … Encyclopédie Universelle
carboxylase — [kär bäks′ə lās΄] n. [ CARBOXYL + ASE] an enzyme that is capable of removing carbon dioxide from certain organic acids to produce aldehydes, as in the formation of acetaldehyde from pyruvic acid … English World dictionary
Carboxylase — La carboxylase est une enzyme qui assure l incorporation du CO2 dans les molécules intermédiaires pour la synthèse de glucides. Plus précisément il s agit de la pyruvate carboxylase. Cette enzyme va transformer un pyruvate, en lui ajoutant du CO2 … Wikipédia en Français
Carboxylase — Carb|o|xy|la|se [↑ Carboxylierung u. ↑ ase], die; , n: Sammelbez. für Enzyme, die Kohlendioxid in org. Verb. einführen (Carboxylierung) u. im Allg. auch die gegenteilige Reaktion (↑ Decarboxylierung) katalysieren können, z. B. die Pyruvat… … Universal-Lexikon
carboxylase — /kahr bok seuh lays , layz /, n. Biochem. decarboxylase. [ < G (1911); see CARBOXYL, ASE] * * * … Universalium
carboxylase — noun Any enzyme that catalyzes either a carboxylation or decarboxylation reaction … Wiktionary
carboxylase — 1. One of several carboxy lyases, trivially named carboxylases or decarboxylases (EC 4.1.1.x), catalyzing the addition of CO2 to all or part of another molecule to create an additional COOH group ( e.g., ribulose 1,5 bisphosphate c.). 2. Obsolete … Medical dictionary
carboxylase — n. type of enzyme … English contemporary dictionary
carboxylase — car·box·yl·ase … English syllables
