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lactonase

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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noun

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Etymology tree Latin lacder. English lacto- German Ketonbor. English ketone English -one English lactone Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *dwísder. Ancient Greek διά (diá) Ancient Greek δῐᾰ- (dĭă-) Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *stísteh₂ti Proto-Hellenic *hístāmi Ancient Greek ῐ̔́στημῐ (hĭ́stēmĭ) Ancient Greek δῐῐ̈́στημῐ (dĭĭ̈́stēmĭ) Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs) English diastase English -ase English lactonase From lactone + -ase.

lactonases (plural)

lipolactonase thiolactonase xylonolactonase

What does lactonase mean?: A metalloenzyme, produced by certain bacteria, that targets and inactivates acylated homoserine lactones (AHLs)
Where does lactonase come from?: Etymology tree Latin lacder. English lacto- German Ketonbor. English ketone English -one English lactone Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *dwísder. Ancient Greek διά (diá) Ancient Greek δῐᾰ- (dĭă-) Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *stísteh₂ti Proto-Hellenic *hístāmi Ancient Greek ῐ̔́στημῐ (hĭ́stēmĭ) Ancient Greek δῐῐ̈́στημῐ (dĭĭ̈́stēmĭ) Ancient Greek δῐᾰ́στᾰσῐς (dĭắstăsĭs) English diastase English -ase English lactonase From lactone + -ase.

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