carboxylase

[ kahr-bok-suh-leys, -leyz ]

nounBiochemistry.

Origin of carboxylase

1
<German (1911); see carboxyl, -ase

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How to use carboxylase in a sentence

  • With regard to the relation of carboxylase to the process of alcoholic fermentation, nothing definite is yet known.

    Alcoholic Fermentation | Arthur Harden
  • A comparison of the conditions of action of carboxylase and zymase has revealed several interesting points of difference.

    Alcoholic Fermentation | Arthur Harden
  • (b) The pyruvic acid is then decomposed by carboxylase yielding aldehyde and carbon dioxide (equation 2, p. 109).

    Alcoholic Fermentation | Arthur Harden

British Dictionary definitions for carboxylase

carboxylase

/ (kɑːˈbɒksɪˌleɪz) /


noun
  1. any enzyme that catalyses the release of carbon dioxide from certain acids

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