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carboxylase

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carboxylase /car·box·y·lase/ (kahr-bok´sĭ-lās) an enzyme that catalyzes the removal of carbon dioxide from the carboxyl group of alpha amino keto acids.
car·box·yl·ase (kär-bks-ls, -lz)
n.
An enzyme that catalyzes a carboxylation or decarboxylation reaction.
carboxylase
[kärbok′səlās]
an enzyme that catalyzes the addition of a molecule of carbon dioxide to another compound to form a carboxyl group.
carboxylase
an enzyme that catalyzes the removal of carbon dioxide from the carboxyl group of alpha amino keto acids.


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