English Explanatory Dictionary

asparaginase

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of asparagine to aspartic acid, used in chemotherapy.

Word forms

asparaginase asparaginases

Etymology

From asparagine + -ase.

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