arginase
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ar·gi·nase
(är′jə-nās′, -nāz)n.
An enzyme found primarily in the liver that catalyzes the hydrolysis of arginine to form urea and ornithine.
[From German Arginin, arginine; see arginine.]
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arginase
(ˈɑːdʒɪˌneɪz)n
an enzyme which hydrolyses arginine into ornithine and urea
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ar•gi•nase
(ˈɑr dʒəˌneɪs, -ˌneɪz)n.
a liver enzyme that converts arginine to urea.
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