carnosinase

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carnosinase /car·no·sin·ase/ (kahr´no-sĭ-nās″) an enzyme that hydrolyzes carnosine (amino-acyl-l-histidine) and other dipeptides containing l-histidine into their constituent amino acids.

serum carnosinase deficiency an aminoacidopathy characterized by urinary excretion of carnosine, homocarnosine in cerebrospinal fluid, and sometimes myoclonic seizures, severe mental retardation, and spasticity.

carnosinase [kahr´no-sĭ-nās]

an enzyme that hydrolyzes carnosine (amino-acyl-l-histidine) and other dipeptides containing l-histidine into their constituent amino acids.

carnosinase

an enzyme that hydrolyzes carnosine (amino-acyl-l-histidine) and other dipeptides containing l-histidine into their constituent amino acids.

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