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hydrolase [′hī·drə‚lās] (biochemistry) Any of a class of enzymes which catalyze the hydrolysis of proteins, nucleic acids, starch, fats, phosphate esters, and other macromolecular substances. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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They found that serine hydrolase expression was generally similar among all cell lines, with two key exceptions: one of the hydrolases was active in normal prostate cells but virtually inactive in all the tumor cells, while another was expressed in all of the tumor lines but absent in the normal cells. The enzymes currently in use are mostly hydrolases. Chemicals containing urea, carbamate, and amide moieties flanked by hydrophobic residues can be potent in vitro and in vivo inhibitors of mammalian soluble epoxide hydrolases (sEH; EC 3. |
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