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hydrolase
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hydrolase /hy·dro·lase/ (hi´dro-lās) one of the six main classes of enzymes, comprising those that catalyze the hydrolytic cleavage of a compound.
hy·dro·lase (hdr-ls, -lz)
n.
An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of a substrate through the addition of water.
hydrolase
[hī′drōlās]
an enzyme that cleaves ester bonds by the addition of water.
hydrolase
one of the six main classes of enzymes, comprising those that catalyze the hydrolysis of a compound.


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