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acetylase

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Etymology tree Latin acēscō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Latin acētumder. English aceto- English acet- Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English acetyl Ancient Greek δῐῐ̈́στημῐ (dĭĭ̈́stēmĭ) Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs) English diastase English -ase English acetylase From acetyl + -ase.

acetylases (plural)

acetyltransferase

What does acetylase mean?: Any enzyme that catalyzes acetylation or deacetylation
Where does acetylase come from?: Etymology tree Latin acēscō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Latin acētumder. English aceto- English acet- Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)der. Frenchder. English -yl English acetyl Ancient Greek δῐῐ̈́στημῐ (dĭĭ̈́stēmĭ) Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs) English diastase English -ase English acetylase From acetyl + -ase.

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