chelatase
English
Etymology
chelate + -ase
Noun
chelatase (plural chelatases)
- (biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes chelation, especially that of a specified metal ion
- 1964, A Neuberger, “Studies on the biosynthesis of porphyrin and bacteriochlorophyll by Rhodopseudomonas spheroides. 5. Zinc–protoporphyrin chelatase”, in Biochemical Journal:
- The properties of these zinc-protoporphyrin chelatases, particularly the one in R. spheroides, are described in detail and their possible metabolic functions discussed.
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Derived terms
- cobalt chelatase
- cobaltochelatase
- dechelatase
- ferrochelatase
- metallochelatase
Anagrams
- leachates