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DECARBOXYLASE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Any of the enzymes that hydrolize the carboxyl group

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("decarboxylase" is a kind of...):

enzyme (any of several complex proteins that are produced by cells and act as catalysts in specific biochemical reactions)

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Inhibition of orotidine 5'-phosphate decarboxylase inhibits DNA, RNA, and protein synthesis.

(Orotidylate Decarboxylase Inhibitor, NCI Thesaurus)

This species is nonmotile, non-spore forming, not acid fast, catalase, oxidase, phosphatase, urease, ornithine decarboxylase, and indole positive, reduces nitrate, not beta-hemolytic, produces a strong odor, but does not hydrolyze esculin.

(Pasteurella pneumotropica, NCI Thesaurus)

Ornithine decarboxylase (461 aa, ~51 kDa) is encoded by the human ODC1 gene.

(Ornithine Decarboxylase, NCI Thesaurus)

A measurement of the glutamic acid decarboxylase antibody in a biological specimen.

(Glutamic Acid Decarboxylase Antibody Measurement, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

This allele, which encodes ornithine decarboxylase protein, is involved in the conversion of ornithine to putrescine in the first step of the polyamine biosynthesis pathway.

(ODC1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Negative reactions for lactose, melibiose, and sorbitol fermentation, arginine dihydrolase, H2S and urease production, lysine decarboxylase, and citrate.

(Escherichia hermannii, NCI Thesaurus)

This species is non-spore forming, does not hydrolyze dextran and is superoxide dismutase and lysine decarboxylase negative.

(Fusobacterium necrophorum, NCI Thesaurus)

It belongs to the family of drugs called S-adenosylmethionine decarboxylase inhibitors.

(CGP 48664, NCI Dictionary)

This species is motile by peritrichous flagella, indole negative, ornithine decarboxylase negative and produces acid from dulcitol but not melibiose.

(Citrobacter youngae, NCI Thesaurus)

This species is motile, non-spore forming, catalase positive, oxidase negative, lipase positive, indole negative, ornithine decarboxylase negative, ferments sucrose reduces nitrate, does not produce hydrogen sulfide, and hydrolyzes esculin.

(Cedecea neteri, NCI Thesaurus)