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carboxylase

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carboxylase [kär′bäk·sə‚lās]
(biochemistry)
Any enzyme that catalyzes a carboxylation or decarboxylation reaction.


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of Wisconsin, emeritus) describes the vitamin K-dependent carboxylase, the vitamin K-eposide reductase, a closely associated enzyme, and the identification and function other vitamin K-dependent proteins.
Biotin is also essential for the function of pyruvate carboxylase, which plays a role in the conversion of pyruvate to oxaloacetate.
Phosphorylation of both acetyl CoA carboxylase and AMP-activated protein kinase was increased, thus explaining the increase in fatty acid oxidation.
 
 
 
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