单词 | thiaminase |
释义 | > as lemmasthiˈaminase thiˈaminase n. [-ase suffix] an enzyme that destroys thiamine, splitting the thiazole and the pyrimidine rings. ΚΠ 1938 Bonner & Buchman in Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 24 437 It has been shown..that the pea root synthesizes vitamin B1..from a mixture of the pyrimidine and thiazole components of the vitamin molecule... This must..be a synthesis in which a specific enzyme, a ‘thiaminase’.., takes part. 1972 L. Hancock There's a Seal in my Sleeping Bag ii. 23 Herring is a fish that contains an enzyme called thiaminase, which breaks down thiamin in the body. < as lemmas |
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