English Explanatory Dictionary

phosphodiesterase

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Any of a family of enzymes that catalyze the cleavage of phosphodiester links in nucleic acids.

Word forms

phosphodiesterase phosphodiesterases

Etymology

From phosphodiester + -ase.

Derived words

alkylglycerophosphoethanolamine phosphodiesterase ectophosphodiesterase

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