arginase

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English

Etymology

From arginine +‎ -ase.

Noun

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arginase (plural arginases)

  1. (biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of arginine to form urea and ornithine

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Noun

arginase f (plural arginases)

  1. (biochemistry) arginase (an enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of arginine)