aminoacylase

English

Etymology

From amino- +‎ acyl +‎ -ase.

Noun

aminoacylase (countable and uncountable, plural aminoacylases)

1. (biochemistry) A hydrolase enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction an N-acyl-L-amino acid + H₂O $\rightleftharpoons$ a carboxylate + an L-amino acid.