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dehydratase

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dehydratase /de·hy·dra·tase/ (de-hi´drah-tās) a common name for a hydro-lyase.
de·hy·dra·tase (d-hdr-ts, -tz)
n.
An enzyme that catalyzes the removal of oxygen and hydrogen from organic compounds in the form of water.

dehydratase [de-hi´drah-tās]
any enzyme of the lyase class that catalyzes the removal of H2O, leaving double bonds (or adding groups to double bonds).

dehydratase
any enzyme of the lyase class that catalyzes the removal of H2O, leaving double bonds (or adding groups to double bonds).


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