DECARBOXYLASE


Meaning of DECARBOXYLASE in English

/dee"kahr bok"seuh lays', -layz'/ , n. Biochem.

any of the class of enzymes that catalyze the release of carbon dioxide from the carboxyl group of certain organic acids. Also called carboxylase .

[ 1935-40; DECARBOXYL(ATE) + -ASE ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .