Definitions

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  • noun biochemistry Any enzyme that catalyses the deamination of aspartic acid to fumaric acid and ammonia

Etymologies

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From aspartate +‎ -ase

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  • At the protein level, the 12 dissociated units of aspartase transcarbamoylase are able to reconstitute the active enzyme.

    ScreenTalk 2009

  • At the protein level, the 12 dissociated units of aspartase transcarbamoylase are able to reconstitute the active enzyme.

    ScreenTalk 2009

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