carboxylase

[ kahr-bok-suh-leys, -leyz ]
/ kɑrˈbɒk səˌleɪs, -ˌleɪz /

noun Biochemistry.

decarboxylase.

Origin of carboxylase

< German (1911); see carboxyl, -ase

Words nearby carboxylase

carboxyhaemoglobin, carboxyhemoglobin, carboxyhemoglobinemia, carboxyl, carboxyl group, carboxylase, carboxylate, carboxylation, carboxylic acid, carboxyltransferase, carboxymethylcellulose

Example sentences from the Web for carboxylase

  • (b) The pyruvic acid is then decomposed by carboxylase yielding aldehyde and carbon dioxide (equation 2, p. 109).

    Alcoholic Fermentation |Arthur Harden

  • With regard to the relation of carboxylase to the process of alcoholic fermentation, nothing definite is yet known.

    Alcoholic Fermentation |Arthur Harden

  • A comparison of the conditions of action of carboxylase and zymase has revealed several interesting points of difference.

    Alcoholic Fermentation |Arthur Harden

British Dictionary definitions for carboxylase

carboxylase
/ (kɑːˈbɒksɪˌleɪz) /

noun

any enzyme that catalyses the release of carbon dioxide from certain acids

Medical definitions for carboxylase

carboxylase
[ kär-bŏk′sə-lās′, -lāz′ ]

n.

An enzyme that catalyzes a carboxylation or decarboxylation reaction.