dehydratase

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Any enzyme that catalyzes the removal of the elements of water from a compound, often leaving a double bond.

/diːˈhaɪdɹəteɪz/

dehydratase dehydratases

From dehydrate + -ase.

dehydrase

cyclodehydratase dehydrate dehydration dihydratase

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