lactonase

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Etymology

From lactone +‎ -ase.

Noun

lactonase (countable and uncountable, plural lactonases)

  1. (biochemistry) A metalloenzyme, produced by certain bacteria, that targets and inactivates acylated homoserine lactones (AHLs)

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