asparaginase

English

Etymology

asparagine +‎ -ase

Noun

asparaginase (countable and uncountable, plural asparaginases)

  1. (biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of asparagine to aspartic acid, used in chemotherapy.

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