Definition of Adenosine deaminase

1. Noun. An enzyme found in mammals that can catalyze the deamination of adenosine into inosine and ammonia. "The gene encoding ADA was one of the earlier human genes to be isolated and cloned for study"

Exact synonyms: Ada
Generic synonyms: Enzyme

Medical Definition of Adenosine deaminase

1. An enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of adenosine to inosine with the elimination of ammonia. Since there are wide tissue and species variations in the enzyme, it has been used as a tool in the study of human and animal genetics and in medical diagnosis. Chemical name: Adenosine aminohydrolase Registry number: EC 3.5.4.4 (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Adenosine Deaminase

adenosatellite virus
adenose
adenoses
adenosinase
adenosine
adenosine-5'-(n-ethylcarboxamide)
adenosine 3'-phosphate
adenosine 3'-phosphate 5'-phosphosulfate
adenosine 5'-diphosphate
adenosine 5'-phosphate
adenosine 5'-phosphoramidate hydrolase
adenosine 5'-phosphosulfate
adenosine 5'-phosphosulfate sulfotransferase
adenosine 5'-triphosphate
adenosine cyclic phosphate
adenosine deaminase (current term)
adenosine diphosphate
adenosine diphosphate glucose
adenosine diphosphate ribose
adenosine diphosphate ribose cyclase
adenosine diphosphate sugars
adenosine diphosphoglucose glucohydrolase
adenosine kinase
adenosine monophosphate
adenosine nucleosidase
adenosine phosphosulfate
adenosine tetraphosphatase
adenosine tetraphosphate
adenosine triphosphatase
adenosine triphosphate

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