Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

aconitase

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.24 in modern English

Syllables: aconi-tase
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Aconitate hydratase, an enzyme that catalyses the stereospecific isomerization of citrate to isocitrate via cis-aconitate in the tricarboxylic acid cycle.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The enzyme system bringing about the reversible hydration of cisaconitic acid has been shown to be different from fumarase and termed "aconitase"."
"These are: aconitase, isocitric dehydrogenase, alpha-ketoglutaric dehydrogenase, succinic dehydrogenase, fumarase, malic dehydrogenase, DPHN-oxidase, and cytochrome oxidase."
"The best-characterized member of iron-sulfur isomerases is mitochondrial aconitase."

Etymology

From aconitate + -ase.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: aconitate

Usage

Inflected Forms

aconitases (plural)

Questions

What does aconitase mean?: Aconitate hydratase, an enzyme that catalyses the stereospecific isomerization of citrate to isocitrate via cis-aconitate in the tricarboxylic acid cycle.
Where does aconitase come from?: From aconitate + -ase.

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