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Definition of Carboxylase
1. Noun. (enzyme) Any enzyme that catalyzes either a carboxylation or decarboxylation reaction ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Carboxylase
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Carboxylase
1. 1. One of several carboxy-lyases, trivially named carboxylases or decarboxylases (EC subclass 4.1.1), catalyzing the addition of CO2 to all or part of another molecule to create an additional -COOH group (e.g., ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase). 2. Obsolete name for pyruvate decarboxylase. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Carboxylase
Literary usage of Carboxylase
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Alcoholic Fermentation by Arthur Harden (1914)
"carboxylase. AN observation of remarkable interest, which promises to throw light
on several important features of the biochemistry of yeast, ..."
2. Biotechnology: Ti-Plasmids and Other Plant Vectors: Bibliography January by Lara Wiggert (1995)
"Both isoforms catalyzed activation of Rbu-P2 carboxylase (ribulose 1, 5-bis-
phosphate ... These mutations abolished Rbu-P2 carboxylase activase and ATPase ..."
3. Chemical Abstracts by American Chemical Society (1916)
"... of the presence of carboxylase; this experience confirms C. ... ent that from
living yeast no carboxylase diffuses into the surrounding liquid. LW HAAS. ..."
4. A Lifelong Passion: Nicholas and Alexandra: Their Own Story by Andrei Maylunas (2005)
"Two adjacent N-terminal tryptic peptides of the large subunit of ribulose
bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase (3-phospho-D-glycerate carboxy-lyase ..."
5. Biotechnology: Plant Nutrition: A Bibliography, January 1988-April 1993 by Janet Saunders (1994)
"P62 Alfalfa root nodule phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase: characterization of the
cDNA and expression in effective and plant-controlled ineffective nodules. ..."
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