desmolase

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(′dez·mə′lās)

(biochemistry) Any of a group of enzymes which catalyze rupture of atomic linkages that are not cleaved through hydrolysis, such as the bonds in the carbon chain of D-glucose.


(dĕz'mə-lās', -lāz')
n.

Any of various enzymes that break or form carbon-to-carbon bonds in a molecule and that play a role in respiration and fermentation.

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