ALL meanings of carboxylase
car·box·yl·ase
C c - noun carboxylase any enzyme that catalyses the release of carbon dioxide from certain acids 3
- noun carboxylase an enzyme that is capable of removing carbon dioxide from certain organic acids to produce aldehydes, as in the formation of acetaldehyde from pyruvic acid 3
- noun carboxylase An enzyme that catalyzes the addition of a carboxyl group to a specified substrate. 1
- noun carboxylase decarboxylase. 1
- noun carboxylase (biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes either a carboxylation or decarboxylation reaction. 0