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apyrase

[ap-uh-reys, -reyz]

noun Biochemistry.

a relatively nonspecific ATPase occurring in plants and molds.

Nearby words

  1. apure,
  2. apurimac,
  3. apurímac,
  4. apus,
  5. apx.,
  6. apyretic,
  7. apyrexia,
  8. apéritif,
  9. aq,
  10. aq.

Origin of apyrase

1940–45; a(denyl)pyr(ophosphat)ase; see adenosine triphosphatase
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Medicine definitions for apyrase

apyrase

[ăp′ə-rās′, -rāz′]

n.

Any of various enzymes that catalyze the hydrolysis of ATP, causing the release of phosphate and energy.
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