carboxylase
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car·box·yl·ase (kär-bŏk'sə-lās', -lāz') 
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n.
An enzyme that catalyzes a carboxylation or decarboxylation reaction.
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An enzyme that catalyzes the removal of carbon dioxide from the carboxyl group of alpha amino keto acids.
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- codecarboxylase (biochemistry)
- thiamine pyrophosphate (biochemistry)
- ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase (biochemistry)
- ribulose bisphosphate
