Definitions

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  • noun biochemistry Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolytic cleavage of heparins

Etymologies

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From heparin +‎ -ase

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  • The steady-state ITC method has been used to determine the enzyme kinetics parameters of several enzymes, including H. pylori urease, E. coli GroEL chaperonin, heparinase I, yeast hexokinase, HIV protease, pyruvate carboxylase, and dinucleoside polyphosphate hydrolase.

    GEN News Highlights 2009

  • The steady-state ITC method has been used to determine the enzyme kinetics parameters of several enzymes, including H. pylori urease, E. coli GroEL chaperonin, heparinase I, yeast hexokinase, HIV protease, pyruvate carboxylase, and dinucleoside polyphosphate hydrolase.

    GEN News Highlights 2009

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