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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
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