carboxylase

[ kahr-bok-suh-leys, -leyz ]

noun

, Biochemistry.

1. decarboxylase.

carboxylase

/ kɑːˈbɒksɪˌleɪz /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of carboxylase¹

< German (1911); carboxyl, -ase

Example Sentences

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

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

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

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