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An enzyme that converts a bisphosphate to a monophosphate compound by dephosphorylation
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biochemistry, biology, chemistry, microbiology, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree English bisphosphate Ancient Greek δῐῐ̈́στημῐ (dĭĭ̈́stēmĭ) Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs) English diastase English -ase English bisphosphatase From bisphosphate + -ase.
