cyanophycinase

English

Etymology

From cyanophycin +‎ -ase.

Noun

cyanophycinase (countable and uncountable, plural cyanophycinases)

1. (biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes the reaction [L-Asp(4-L-Arg)]_n + H₂O $\rightleftharpoons$ [L-Asp(4-L-Arg)]_n-1 + L-Asp(4-L-Arg).
   • 2015 August 27, “Temporal Gene Expression of the Cyanobacterium Arthrospira in Response to Gamma Rays”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     However, our findings showed no differential expression of the cyanophycinase genes (cphA, cphB) responsible for this process in response to irradiation, confirming that the cells did not seem to experience N-limitation.