decarboxylase

• Nom désignant toute enzyme qui catalyse le retrait d'un groupe carboxyle d'une molécule, souvent par hydrolyse.

A noun referring to any of the enzymes that catalyze the removal of a carboxyl group from a molecule, often through hydrolysis.

1. Enzyme that removes carboxyl groupsC2formalscientific

   Any of a class of enzymes that catalyze the removal of a carboxyl group from a molecule, often releasing carbon dioxide.

   décarboxylase

   • Decarboxylase enzymes play a key role in amino acid metabolism.
   • The activity of decarboxylase was measured in the laboratory.
   • Researchers studied the decarboxylase responsible for converting pyruvate to acetaldehyde.