PHOSPHODIESTERASE


Meaning of PHOSPHODIESTERASE in English

n.

Pronunciation: -d ī - ' es-t ə - ˌ r ā s, - ˌ r ā z

Function: noun

Date: 1932

: a phosphatase (as from snake venom) that acts on diesters (as some nucleotides) to hydrolyze only one of the two ester groups

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