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sulfatase

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Any of several enzymes, in animals and bacteria, which catalyze the hydrolysis of organic sulfates

Word forms

sulfatase sulfatases sulphatase

Etymology

From sulfate + -ase.

Derived words

arylsulfatase chondroitinsulfatase endosulfatase exosulfatase

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