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arginase

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

An enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of arginine to form urea and ornithine

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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History

Etymology

From arginine + -ase.

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5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: arginaasi — an enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of arginine
  • German: Arginase — an enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of arginine
  • Irish: arganáis — an enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of arginine
  • Italian: arginasi — an enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of arginine
  • Portuguese: arginase — an enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of arginine