apyrase

[ap-uh-reys, -reyz]

noun Biochemistry.

a relatively nonspecific ATPase occurring in plants and molds.

Origin of apyrase

1940–45; a(denyl)pyr(ophosphat)ase; see adenosine triphosphatase

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apyrase in Medicine

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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