urease
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u·re·ase
(yo͝or′ē-ās′, -āz′)n.
A nickel-containing enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of urea to ammonia and carbonic acid and is found in certain bacteria, fungi, plants, and marine invertebrates.
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urease
(ˈjʊərɪˌeɪs; -ˌeɪz)n
(Biochemistry) an enzyme occurring in many plants, esp fungi, that converts urea to ammonium carbonate
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u•re•ase
(ˈyʊər iˌeɪs, -ˌeɪz)n.
an enzyme that changes urea into ammonium carbonate, occurring in bacteria, fungi, etc.
[1895–1900]
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Noun | 1. | urease - an enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of urea into carbon dioxide and ammonia; is present in intestinal bacteria enzyme - any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions |
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