cyclase

[ sahy-kleys, -kleyz ]
/ ˈsaɪ kleɪs, -kleɪz /

noun Biochemistry.

an enzyme, as adenyl cyclase, that catalyzes the formation of a cyclic compound.

Origin of cyclase

First recorded in 1940–45; cycl(ic) + -ase

Words nearby cyclase

cyclamic acid, cyclandelate, cyclarthrodial, cyclarthrosis, cyclas, cyclase, cyclazocine, cycle, cycle billing, cycle of erosion, cycle of indiction

Medical definitions for cyclase

cyclase
[ sī′klās′, -klāz′ ]

n.

An enzyme that acts as a catalyst in the cyclization of a compound.